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Gant Making SD Campaign Donations Searchable by Donor!

Yes, this deserves an exclamation point. David Montgomery's report on the big PAC money driving state legislature campaigns includes this interesting undercard: Secretary of State Jason Gant plans to totally computerize our state campaign finance records. Journalists and bloggers rejoice!…

Candidate Shawn Miller Says Board Has Lost Public Trust

After last week's Madison Central school board meeting, board member Steve Nelson approached me under the guise of seeking my input. I quickly realized from his lack of listening that his questions were just a pretense for justifying the board's…

OTA Lesson: Hierarchy Is Dead; Long Live Collaboration!

...and come to Howard! I spent my Friday energizing my brain at the OTA Sessions in Sioux Falls. It was a sprawling, multi-headed hydra of an event, with activities ranging from practical advice on social media and content generation to…

Daugaard Opens Valhalla

How's that for a Viking headline of mythical proportions? Governor Daugaard, I'm still mad about your ax-murderer budget. I'm going to stay mad, especially if I end up on the school board having to deal with the mess you and…

MHS Rebuild Alternatives: Bigger Bathrooms and Locker Rooms

And all online! See how easy this is, Steve? At Monday night's Madison Central school board meeting, architect Jeff Nelson said he hoped that he would hear more ideas from the public about how to go about renovating the high…

South Dakota Lagging on Online Budget Transparency

U.S. PIRG ranks states for offering online access to state budget data. How'd South Dakota score? D+ for us. Our online state checkbook shows what we're spending and whom we're paying. You can search the database by vendor and by…

Pew Survey: Transparency Matters, Broadband Boosts Beefs

The Pew Internet and American Life Project some new studies out. "How the Public Perceives Community Information Systems" looks at how Americans feel about their ability to get and use information about their communities from their local governments and media.…

Republicans Struggle with Transparency

Republicans are struggling with the concept of transparency in Washington and in Pierre. Speaker John Boehner and the House GOP, for instance, have been having trouble keeping their promise to open up the legislative process: For example, Boehner and his…