The signature promiseof the Kristi Noem Administration is “We Won’t Raise Taxes.” To keep that promise, Governor Noem has to raise fees: It’s going to…
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The South Dakota Council of Economic Advisors has no good news for our state revenue projections. According to Secretary of Revenue Jim Terwilliger, predictions of…
Given that current food production and consumption patterns play a large role in changing the climate, what food policies ought we adopt to keep our…
Joint Appropriations received a reminder Monday of how much we’re paying Ag Processing Inc. (AGP) to open its big soybean plant here in Aberdeen. The…
Picking a side in the fight between rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric providers over city government’s ability to annex territory and take equipment and…
Any political speech that begins with “I am a jerk” clearly deserves a full hearing. Bob Newland spoke to the South Dakota Libertarian Party convention…
John Tsitrian does a fine job of skewering Donald Trump’s claim to be somehow making America “the envy of the world” with some simple and…
Donald Trump broke his promise to reduce the deficit in favor of giving tax breaks mostly to the rich. Now he’s clawing back most of…
Elect a Republican, get higher taxes. Just like Trump, Paul TenHaken campaigned as a conservative, but now that he’s in charge of Sioux Falls, TenHaken’s…
The Legislative Research Council finally got around to reviewing Melissa Mentele’s latest cannabis initiatives. The Emery advocate and leader of New Approach SD offers an…