Rep. Bernie Hunhoff (D-19/Yankton) held a press conference Thursday to spotlight big campaign contributions to South Dakota Republicans. He and the South Dakota Democratic Party found that corporate directors who donate to Republicans get a great return on their investment.…
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Mr. Montgomery brings us Governor Daugaard's first campaign video of 2012. He smiles, walks around the farm with his hands aw-shucks-little-ol'-me in his pockets, leans on a fence in the warm reflective glow of the camera crew's panels, and tells…
David Lias posts a press release from the South Dakota Democratic Party decrying the use of taxpayers' dollars to campaign for corporate welfare. Today's knocker-twister: the South Dakota Municipal League has published its October edition of South Dakota Municipalities with…
Support for Ed/Med Sales Tax Strong, But Questionable? The latest Madville Times polls asked you, dear readers, how you will vote on the two referred laws and one voter-initiated measure on the South Dakota ballot. In totally voluntary online polling…
Permit me to highlight two opposing schools of thought on Rep. Kristi Noem's failure to get the Farm Bill done for South Dakota. If you agree with South Dakota's lone Congresswoman that food is a national security issue and that…
Sibby notes with approval, as do I, House Minority Leader Bernie Hunhoff's critique of South Dakota's faux frugality. Rep. Hunhoff says Governor Dennis Daugaard is making undue ado over his administration's ability to fulfill the same legal obligation to balance…
The Governor is already marshaling the forces necessary to fight the repeal by referendum of two of his most important pieces of legislation. Mr. Ehrisman reports that the Chamber of Commerce has sent out this flyer promoting a July 2…
Permit me the pleasure of citing Cato Institute budget analyst Tad DeHaven on why Congresswoman Kristi Noem is a complete hypocrite. On Wednesday, the House considered an amendment by Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo to eliminate funding for the federal…