The primary solution to South Dakota’s worker shortage is to pay higher wages. I’ve said it. Billie Sutton has said it. Minneapolis Fed President Neel…
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Earlier this month, the Legislative Research Council issued its fiscal note on the “meta-initiative“—the initiative to reform the initiative process—that I’ve proposed. Where the Attorney…
Wages are up down on the farm! New stats from USDA show hired hands in the Northern Plains Region (ND, SD, NE, KS) made 7%…
While Al Novstrup cleaned his plate, I made a few remarks to the Aberdeen Area Realtors Association yesterday. I here paraphrase my opening comments on…
Larry Rhoden isn’t blocking traffic, but he is out making law enforcement feel beautiful. Out carrying the Twitter load for his Congressionally recessed running mate…
Apparently South Dakota isn’t the only state where employers and policymakers are capable of ignoring the obvious. Employers nationwide are responding to 3.9% unemployment by trying…
While I’m at it, I should note a few of the other “high-wage” jobs included on South Dakota’s “Hot Careers” website. The South Dakota Department…
Trumpist Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke dropped by the Badlands and an old Minuteman missile silo yesterday with Rep. Kristi Noem to tout Interior’s “good neighbor…
Democratic candidate for governor Billie Sutton starts off his economic development plan with the one phrase his Republican opponents refuse to mention when talking workforce: raising…