The good news: Bob Mercer keeps his job! After the Trump economy drove Dakota Media Group to can South Dakota’s best Pierre-based reporter, Mercer found…
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The Displaced Plainsman directs his attention to a quick Axios report which links to a Center for New American Security report on the impact of artificial intelligence…
In an effort to save money, Dakota Media Group is getting rid of one of its greatest sources of value, Bob Mercer’s statehouse reporting. According…
Why should you ring the Blog Tip Jar and support Dakota Free Press? Because, as Republican Senator John Thune tells WNAX, the free press is vital…
If you don’t have plans for Tuesday evening in Rapid City yet, go hear six smart people talk about “Truth in the News.” Democracy in…
Lori Walsh is bringing a major improvement to South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s coverage of Legislative races. In the past, SDPB did canned videos for YouTube…
David Newquist contends that the Republican Party’s professional character assassination of political reporter David Kranz in the 2004 Thune/Daschle campaign put a permanent chill on…
Among the remembrances offered on the passing of South Dakota political journalist Dave Kranz is Tony Venhuizen’s farewell. The Republican politico and chief of staff…
The Republican spin blog complains that Dana Ferguson spent “half” of her GOP convention recap reporting citizen protest outside the convention of the Republican Party’s policy…
Two weeks ago, Republican gubernatorial candidate Marty Jackley released his “Hometown South Dakota Initiative,” a gussied-up endorsement of South Dakota’s economic development status quo. Now…