When I write about Rep. Kristi Noem’s terrible policymaking record, Pat Powers accuses me of suffering from some unhealthy obsession. So what shall we say of Powers when…
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Bob Mercer notes that Secretary of State Shantel Krebs continues to distinguish herself from disgraced and feckless predecessor Jason Gant by promoting criteria for funding…
Like the Benda/Bollen/GOED/EB-5 scandal before it, the Westerhuis/Melmer/MCEC/GEAR UP scandal is prompting Democrats to push for a state ethics commission. (Job #1 for such a commission:…
I feel downright dirty rebutting something Larry Kurtz says with something Pat Powers says, but here goes: The indomitable Mr. Kurtz repeats his contention that backing marijuana…
It’s final push time for initiative petitions! The organizers behind the seven initiated laws and five constitutional amendments approved for circulation by the Secretary of State have 27…
Bob Mercer sounds unimpressed with the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Teachers and Students. In his latest blog post, he appears to dismiss the 26-member panel’s…
Two eager readers provide a serendipitous juxtaposition of articles on handouts. A Republican friend sends me Matt Bruenig’s “Case Against Free College” from the New Republic. Supposing and…
The payday lenders must be scared. As if circulating their fake 18%-rate-cap petition and hiring out-of-state mercenaries to “block” South Dakota petition circulators isn’t enough, Lisa Furlong’s payday-lender…
We have the chance to hear the first substantive debate of the 2016 Presidential election on Tuesday, October 13, at 8 p.m. Central, 7 p.m.…
Here’s my morning head-scratcher: South Dakota is getting $1.6 million through AmeriCorps to help the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, the Extension Service, Teach for America, and…