Despite great shopping weather, South Dakotans didn’t buy as much in May as the state expected. According to the latest LRC report on general fund…
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Among the things we Democrats can argue about at convention just five days from now in Sioux Falls is why our voter registration numbers keep…
Following up on my analysis last weekend of women running for Legislature, I am pleased to report that women fared as well as men in…
The Legislative Research Council has released prison population data for April 2018. The state penitentiary in Sioux Falls had 4% more prisoners than projected in…
On May 24 the Department of Tourism said the Chinese “Tourism Media Group” recently named South Dakota the “Most Promising Destination” in the United States. The…
Democratic Attorney General candidate Randy Seiler warmed up for his speech to Boys’ State yesterday by sitting for an interview with Dakota Free Press. The…
The South Dakota Department of Education has posted its special education report for the 2016–2017 school year online. The report gives us mixed grades, with…
Earlier this month I posted CDC maps and data showing that South Dakota has twice the suicide rate of New York. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kristi…
South Dakota is applying to the federal government for a waiver that will allow the state to implement a work requirement for Medicaid recipients. Governor…
The United States Supreme Court just offered South Dakota a budgetary shot in the arm. No, they haven’t given Marty Jackley a win on our…