Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, held a public forum in Pierre this morning. Among the questions he fielded was a…
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NSU Provost and musician Alan LaFave asked legislators at Aberdeen’s Saturday crackerbarrel to discuss the impact another year of no raises for state employees would…
The six opening statements given at yesterday’s crackerbarrel in Aberdeen show that rookie Rep. Drew Dennert is the biggest policy nerd in the group, while…
Frerichs Says Respect the Voters, Leave Initiative and Referendum Alone! At the end of yesterday’s Aberdeen crackerbarrel, my neighbor and local orchestra teacher Joe Berns…
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources hasn’t added any new information to its dossier on the TransCanada Keystone pipeline spill since November 30,…
As one of the majority whips, Senator Al Novstrup ought to have some pull in getting his own legislation passed. But he was able to whip almost…
Last month, Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) said he wanted to introduce a “stay in South Dakota” requirement for the Opportunity Scholarship, the $6,500 we offer…
If you like Hilger’s Gulch and brevity, you’ll love Senate Bill 154. Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) offers this simple one-line bill: The Department of Transportation shall utilize…
Governor Dennis Daugaard signed House Bill 1069 yesterday, thus making the “emergency” repeal of Initiated Measure 22, the Anti-Corruption Act, the first enacted bill of the 2017…
The South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship offers $6,500 (raised from $5,000 by 2015 HB 1147) over four years to reasonably intelligent South Dakota students who pursue post-secondary…