Listomaniac WalletHub throws a bunch of numbers in a pot and figures that South Dakota ranks 43rd among states for “safety”, a construct of crime, financial security,…
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Marketplace this morning mentioned a new report from the Urban Institute on education funding. The report says that South Dakota does a poor job of getting more…
The newest Dakota Free Press podcast is ready for your ears! In Episode #12, incumbent Aberdeen City Council candidate Dennis “Mike” Olson tells all about the fundamental…
Last week’s notice from the South Dakota Board of Elections brings to my attention an important change to petition law that escaped my attention during Session. This…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis finds that the economy grew in every state in the last quarter of 2016: South Dakota lost its sizzle from…
Speaking of the South Dakota Retirement System, the state pension program’s FY2016 financial report breaks down beneficiaries by county: Statewide, 2.61% of South Dakota residents received…
The payday lenders may have shut down their loan shark shops in South Dakota following the voters’ sensible and overwhelming judgment last November that charging more…
Donald Trump and his Republican Congress seem hell-bent on cutting Medicaid and leaving the poor even further behind the rich. A new report from the Legislative…
Hey! David Novstrup! Did you read your Governing update this morning? I opened my copy and thought I’d found one little shred of data that might,…
But No Statewide Depression Yet? The Black Hills Knowledge Network notices new Bureau of Economic Analysis data that show personal income in South Dakota grew $480 million last…