A new Washington Post report analysis finds that states that voted for Trump in 2020 tend to have had higher rates of hiring, firing, and…
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Contrary to Governor Kristi Noem’s persistent lie, South Dakota does not have the “strongest economy in America“. We don’t even have the most dynamic economy…
Sioux Falls may be staying ahead of the teacher-hiring game, but they and Watertown still have classrooms spots to fill: Watertown currently has 15 open…
South Dakota can’t find enough workers to take care of children while their parents are out working. Rather than recruiting more workers with better wages,…
The tight labor market is leading school districts to rush their selection process for their top executives: School districts will be busy this summer trying…
Before the Government Operations and Audit Committee got dragged down the rabbit hole Tuesday, the Bureau of Information and Technology reported that they are doing…
My Friday post on South Dakota’s non-unique work ethic got me thinking about how we might actually measure work ethic. One measure of work is…
In another desperate attempt to fill the jobs that South Dakota’s anemic private market cannot, the state is subsidizing paychecks for young trainee-workers to the…
Kristi Noem got government jobs without a college degree; so should you! So says Governor Kristi Noem’s latest executive order, which directs Bureau of Human…
I’m puzzling over the seeming disconnect between South Dakota’s alleged population growth and its stagnant economy. Governor Kristi Noem has claimed that lots of (good…