In the Facebook conversation on my post on pro-discrimination Senate Bill 67, my crazy cousin Aaron (not to be confused with my sane wife Erin) maintains that government is a greater threat to liberty than the free market. If you…
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Senate Bill 65 revises the rules for road district elections. Road districts are special governmental subdivisions authorized by South Dakota law to levy taxes and spend money to build and maintain roads outside of established municipalities. Road districts are formed…
Joop Bollen, the director of South Dakota's now-scrutinized EB-5 visa investment program, has a proclivity for murky incorporation. Bollen formed separate legal entities to handle each of the EB-5 loan pools that his state-contracted firm solicited for South Dakota businesses.…
Richard Hilgemann of Aberdeen has organized an open letter of protest to Congresswoman Kristi Noem. Hilgemann and some fellow veterans are unhappy with her support for the Ryan-Murray budget deal: We are very concerned by your recent vote for the…
If corporations are people, why do they get different bankruptcy rules? Some South Dakotans who've gone broke recently have asked about the difference between their situation and that of companies such as Northern Beef Packers, an Aberdeen firm that is…
I've never joined a union. In the various South Dakota schools in which I've taught, I've never felt the dues were worth the investment, largely because local teachers' organizations are largely powerless. Teachers by law cannot strike in South Dakota.…
Senator John Thune won't be on any ballot until 2016, but his friends at the American Chemistry Council are treating him like he's a candidate with their local ad buy thanking him for keeping government out of your relationship with…
Sam Kephart on 2008 and 2014: All Seven Parts! The 2008 Primary and SDGOP Abortion Politics Struggles with Insiders and Inevitability On Campaign Contributions: Ask Early, Ask Big Effective Senate Primary Campaign Requires $1M-$1.5M… To Challengers: Hire Outside Help, Blast…