Freshman Rep. Alex Jensen (R-12/Sioux Falls) seems to think it would be a good idea to repeal some laws dealing with county officials. House Bill 1081, Rep. Jensen's first bill in the hopper, would make three changes to state law:…
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The South Dakota primary is all done but the shouting, of which we will do plenty in the Wednesday blog cycle. To get us started, let's look at the county maps for the GOP Senate race and the Democratic gubernatorial…
In classical political parlance, liberals favor change, while conservatives prefer to stick with the status quo. Let's apply that oversimplification to how South Dakota voted this week on ballot issues. Given four amendments, two referenda, and one initiated measure, we…
Here's some potentially good news for Madison and Lake County... assuming you think bigger is better. According to Census Bureau estimates, from April 2010 to July 2011, Lake County was the fourth-fastest growing county in South Dakota. During that time,…
The Thanksgiving break is coming up; half of the office is already acting like they're on vacation; why not spend your day messing around with this awesome map of American migration! Forbes grinds up IRS data into an interactive map…
Hey, Woster! Buy that Montgomery guy a sandwich! The interactive map Montgomery created of the proposed legislative districts is simply nifty. On the Rapid City Journal's website, you can now see the new district boundaries as well as the address…
We have maps! The South Dakota Legislature's redistricting committee has produced two maps redrawing the boundaries of the legislative districts that will see us through the coming decade. Here's Option A from Representative Val Rausch and Senator Russell Olson: Here's…
South Dakota has launched a statewide broadband mapping project, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The new site, Broadband.sd.gov, has cool interactive features allowing citizens to submit data on local Wi-Fi spots and test their own…