Senator Tim Johnson sent a fundraising e-mail on behalf of Gary Peters, a Democrat running for Senate in Michigan. Pat Powers concludes that Senator Johnson no longer likes South Dakota's Democratic candidate Rick Weiland. The teacher sighs wearily and takes…
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The EB-5 visa program that is blowing up in South Dakota was supposed to end last year. But Congress and the President extended it through Fiscal Year 2015 last year with Senate Bill 3245. The Senate passed it by unanimous…
I wander through the pasture this morning and throw together some beef potpourri (hey, there's a market expander the Beef Board should promote: bottled fragrances to bring the satisfying smell of beef to your house all day long!): Depends on…
Speaking of paychecks, our South Dakota delegation to Washington appears to be doing the right thing and declining to take their paychecks while their fecklessness leaves 800,000 other federal workers scrambling to cover their bills without their usual pay. The…
Tim Johnson gets stuff done! South Dakota's senior Senator questioned Deputy Secretary of the Interior nominee Mike Connor Tuesday on the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has short-sightedly threatened to close. Evidently a little…
The D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery is hosting a book signing on Wednesday, September 18. As a warm-up for the South Dakota Festival of Books, several authors will come to the Hatchery to sign copies of their books, including the Booth…
Spearfish Mayor Dana Boke understands that we need to save the D.C Booth Fish Hatchery: “This is part of our culture,” Boke said. “My 10-year-old daughter read about it in the paper, and it brought her to tears. That’s how…
Rep. Kristi Noem's latest fundraising e-mail says she'll face a "certain onslaught of negative ads" for "supporting spending cuts." Rick Weiland is a Democrat. Will he face negative ads if he supports the spending cuts proposed by the Obama Administration…