I would say Senator David Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) is pushing hard for the youth minimum wage, but that might exaggerate the forcefulness with which David Novstrup legislates. When David talks about Senate Bill 177, he sounds less like a man speaking…
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Yesterday I reviewed the election picks of the participants in the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce Business Caucus. Today, let's look at the media habits and policy leanings revealed by that straw poll. The Chamber asked Business Caucus participants to…
South Dakota Senate Republicans yesterday declared that neither young people's labor nor the popular will matter when they want to cut business a break. On a party-line 26–7 vote, the Senate yesterday passed Senate Bill 177 which would set the…
Voters, the Republican campaign to overturn your will on the minimum wage has begin. Today, Representative Jim Bolin (R-16/Canton) filed House Bill 1094, which would repeal one small provision of the minimum-wage increase that you wrote into law by passing…
Way to go, South Dakota: you just killed Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day. Or so an attentive listener might worry after listening to DeLon Mork's interview on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday. South Dakota voted last November to raise the…
South Dakotans making minimum wage, you get a raise in ten days. Happy New Year, and you're welcome! The Chicken Littles who warn that we heartless liberals (apparently that's 55.05% of South Dakotans) are going to hurt the poor by…
Increases in the minimum wage will increase the cost of doing business for South Dakota's public universities. The Board of Regents include in their December 2–4 agenda this summary of the fiscal impacts of the indexed increase to $8.50 that…
My readers at South Dakota Magazine may not think minimum wage workers deserve any consideration, but fortunately, they are in the minority. Thanks to the good sense of 55% of South Dakota voters, minimum wage workers will get a raise…