Another Democrat joins the TenHaken/Heidelberger ranks of bestubbled candidates. Madison artist Chris Francis has announced his entry into the District 8 House race. His candidacy…
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Two days, two departures from state government. Mike Jaspers announced this morning that two years as Secretary of Agriculture is enough; he’s going to work…
Marty Jackley is nailing down the Madison vote. His pre-primary campaign finance report shows plenty of cash from the usual Chamber suspects: $1,500 from Pat…
Last week, Madison’s Domestic Violence Network featured Attorney General Marty Jackley as a speaker at a men’s luncheon/fundraiser for a new domestic violence shelter. To…
Ten years ago I suggested Madison’s Chamber of Commerce and Lake Area Improvement Corporation recruit developers to resurrect the Lake Park Hotel. A classy hotel…
TIF-heavy Madison convinced the Lake County Commission last year to give up years of new property tax revenue to subsidize a sure-fire housing and commercial…
While covering the continuing corporate/computer co-optation of Dakota State University, that Sioux Falls paper proferred this historical nugget about Madison’s Regental campus: It wasn’t always…
Madison Dairy Queen broke 40,000 again in Miracle Treat Day Blizzard sales yesterday. Madison DQ impresario DeLon Mork doggedly defends his avid fundraising for the…
A number of my Lake County friends have noted the close margin by which political rookie Republican Jordan Youngberg wrested the District 8 Senate seat from…
Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline is in full swing here in East River. The pipeline crosses Highway 19 just south of the Montrose corner. Saturday,…