Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) and other members of the Watershed Task Force spent last summer studying the contentious issue of drainage. They have offered Senate Bill 2 as a response. SB 2 would create nine "river basin natural resource districts"…
Posts tagged as “rural”
The Presidents' Day crackerbarrel in Redfield drew a good comment from a local school board member who would like the Legislature to help his district recruit more teachers. The Legislature currently has two competing rural teacher recruitment proposals. House Bill…
South Dakota's Congressional delegation may be sticking in the ideological mud on lifting the failed embargo on Cuba, but sensible rural politicians are not. The new U.S. Agricultural Coalition for Cuba has the support of some rural Democrats and Republicans:…
Under the authority of this year's Senate Bill 235, Governor Dennis Daugaard handed out another $1.8 million this month to various communities and businesses around the state for economic development. These funds follow a quarter million handed out to 3M…
South Dakota hates it when the federal government pays for health care. Wait: no we don't! Twenty-six rural hospitals in South Dakota are threatened by a federal agency's proposal that could take away the extra payments they get for service…
A friend from Canada visited us at Lake Herman this weekend. Fun people that we are, we peppered each other with questions about our nations' health care systems. Our friend shared one anecdote that should give pause to anyone thinking…
You know I love South Dakota. Whether it's sunrise on Lake Herman or sunset on Lookout Mountain, South Dakota offers much to recommend it to folks seeking the good life. But if you think the big reason to move to…
South Dakota may be the #1 state in the country for business, but not if your business is providing basic goods and services in small-town South Dakota. Sanborn County just lost its only grocery store. KELO reports that Darin's Market…