When I circulated petitions to refer HB 1234, Governor Daugaard's really bad education policy, to a public vote, the minority of people who said they support HB 1234 (now Referred Law 16, on your ballot!) made a few common arguments.…
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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…
Hey, readers! Want to test the Nielson Brothers polling results on Initiated Measure 15 and Referred Law 16? Vote now in the latest Madville Times ballot measure poll! The inspiration for this poll is Nielson Brothers Polling's release of another…
Mitchell school superintendent Joe Graves is still bucking for a promotion. He took to the pages of the Mitchell Daily Republic last week to continue his shameless flacking for Governor Daugaard's really bad education policy, Referred Law 16. Remarkably, given…
With Maroney Commons closing tomorrow, various folks are trying to figure out what to do with Howard's state-of-the-art hotel, restaurant, and conference center. Madison Area Arts Council chief Chris Francis has suggested a fine arts center run by the state…
Bob Ellis's American Carrion reprints the report that South Dakota's K-12 teachers continue to do better than the national average when it comes to preparing their students to succeed at college, as evidenced by their students' above-average ACT scores. Two…
Much-debated Nielson Brothers Polling has released Part 2 of its July survey of South Dakota voters, following up last week's candidate survey with data on "the direction of the state, social issues, economic confidence, and preference for state legislators." The…
Once again, I must pick at the nitwits in Pierre. First, Secretary of State Jason Gant's dawdling allowed Governor Dennis Daugaard's House Bill 1234 to become law for one day before validating the petitions that turned it into Referred Law…