Strike that January election! The Democratic Party’s State Central Committee must’ve mustered a quorum Saturday and decided to postpone election of new officers until March…
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Dennis Daugaard heads home to Dell Rapids hoping to be remembered as a middle-of-the-road pragmatist: Daugaard is described by confidants as a thoughtful and pragmatic…
South Dakota students must take three “units” of social studies to graduate from high school. One unit must be on U.S. history; a half unit…
South Dakota requires doctors who provide abortion services to “offer[…] the pregnant woman an opportunity to view a sonogram of her unborn child.” Dr. Stace…
I shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth. If radical right-wing theocrat Fred Deutsch says he won’t use his triumphant return to the Legislature…
Daugaard Ignores Current Surplus, Recommends Whacking State Employees with Health Insurance Premiums
We have a current surplus of $14.3 million, so what should we do? Hit state employees with new health insurance premiums! In his final budget…
Tax increment financing is that special deal local governments hand out to developers and other bigwigs to let them divert their property tax from public…
In another Issue Memorandum, the Legislative Research Council shows us how South Dakota compares to other states in regulating electronic cigarettes: The American Non-Smokers’ Rights…
Governor Dennis Daugaard delivers his final budget address tomorrow. Watch/listen live online at on South Dakota Public Broadcasting or SD.net!). Daugaard is unlikely to drop bombs…