Why are conservatives so committed to passing legislation that contradicts their own conservative principles and their own competing bills? Rep. Tony Randolph (R-35/Rapid City) has…
Tag: science
To make Senator Stace Nelson’s forced sonogram bill go down more easily (to the 41st day), Senate Health and Human Affairs has rushed Governor Kristi…
What grabbed my attention most about NPR’s post-Turkey Day coverage of the federal government’s new climate change warning was that public radio featured real scientists…
Climate change is costing us money and lives right now. The humans causing that change need to do something about it right now. Such are…
The Public Utilities Commission has approved Prevailing Wind Park LLC’s application to build a 61-turbine, 219.6-megawatt wind farm in Bon Homme, Charles Mix, and a…
While the McCaulley/Noem Administration-Elect decides just how mean it can be to transgender South Dakotans, Massachusetts voters affirmed their state’s law prohibiting discrimination against transgender…
Time for some good news: a federal judge in Montana has put the Keystone XL pipeline on ice again! Judge Brian Morris of the U.S.…
In the last two elections, South Dakotans have voted to raise and inflation-index the minimum wage for all workers. Gee, those two votes more than…
At least 30 North Carolina hog CAFOs have discharged manure following the recent torrential rains from Hurricane Florence. 40 more hog CAFO lagoons are topped off…
Lora Hubbel doesn’t get to be on the ballot this year, but it seems she’s making a difference in public health. Following her various efforts…