Every press release from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture notes that agriculture is “a major contributor to South Dakota’s economy” and generates $25.6 billion…
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Kristi Noem is right: South Dakota’s economy is stagnating. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, South Dakota and North Dakota were the only states…
Out of 66 counties where candidates filed to run for sheriff this year, 39 had just one candidate for the job. Two counties—Todd and Hand—had…
How bad did Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz and his family let things get at the nursing homes they operated in South Dakota? So bad…
Marty Jackley’s gubernatorial campaign released two closely related initiatives this morning, for agriculture and railroads. The rail initiative is all about agriculture, since it is…
KELO TV mentions that South Dakota had a record number of suicides in 2017. The state is using federal grant money to promote a number…
As court precedent elsewhere signaled was likely, a federal court has ruled that Colorado’s residency requirement for petition circulators likely violates the First Amendment and ordered…
Sunday before last, the Aberdeen American News reported that the financial troubles of Skyline Health Care, while triggering state governments to seize their nursing facilities in…
While writing about Colorado Congressman Doug Lamborn’s court battle to overturn his Secretary of State’s rejection of his nominating petition, I learned that Colorado is…
Governor Dennis Daugaard cheers South Dakota’s mighty ascent from 51st to 48th in the nation for average teacher pay with a declaration that we are…