Want a lieutenant governor with hustle? Vote for Susy Blake (and that Susan gal who's running with her)! Around 2:30 p.m. CDT today, Blake posted this status and photo on Facebook: About six hours later, Blake posted this status and…
Posts published in August 2014
When her son Brady Alan Folkens died in state custody, Dawn Van Ballegooyen of Brookings accused the state of South Dakota of murder. So did Larry Kurtz. Here are the facts placed on the record by the state of South…
Speaking of South Dakota wages, I continue to gather evidence that South Dakota could afford my moonshot plan to raise our average teacher pay $10,000, to 34th in the nation. $10,000 may seem like an awful lot of cream on…
Todd Epp of Northern Plains News finds an interesting report from the Tax Foundation stating that South Dakota is the fifth-best state for stretching a dollar: Only Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Alabama can make a dollar go further. Dollars shrink…
Mike Rounds is lying again. After yesterday's State Fair debate, the Rounds campaign issued a press release making these false claims: Key points in today’s debate include: Rick Weiland’s belief that everyone should be on Medicare; creating a single payer…
Fake Libertarian candidate for attorney general Chad Haber has chosen to exploit American Indian foster children as his primary campaign (fundraising) issue. Even American Indians aren't falling for Haber's latest scam. Chase Iron Eyes, attorney for the Lakota People's Law…
The Bakken oil boom is making North Dakota rich! Too bad its universities are falling apart: Students returning this week will attend classes in buildings without adequate ventilation or fire detection systems and in historic landmarks with buckling foundations. A…
Rep. Kristi Noem has chickened out of debating Corinna Robinson this weekend, but she will still be lurking around the State Fair. At 2 p.m. today, she will accept a "Friend of the Prairie" award on the Freedom Stage from…