Study: S.D. insurance costs high
South Dakota has step up on Wyoming
A light-hearted article in which I answer the vital question of how many escalators there are in the state of South Dakota.
Cowboy's dreams, standing tall
Rounds aims for $9M campaign
SD Senate: Herseth Sandlin faces internal skeptics
Dodged fame, but never a fight
BBC interview, March 8, 2013
Bill to allow armed school employees passes committee
A proposal to let schools arm volunteer “sentinels” to protect against threats is on its way to the South Dakota Senate.
Governor, ‘angry’ legislators clash over fight commission
Article: Top legislators from both parties clashed with Gov. Dennis Daugaard Friday, the first public sign of strife in a legislative session marked so far by an unusual degree of cooperation and bipartisanship.
Video interview with state Rep. Steve Hickey
Minnehaha County Republicans pull from legislative coffees
Sioux Falls area citizens might face competing question-and-answer sessions with local legislators this year.
Budget cuts, revisited
Daugaard's inner circle
Thune considered VP contender, possible Senate leader
Interactive graphic: 911 calls
An interactive map showing all the locations from which police received 911 calls around the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 2011. By David Montgomery, Rapid City Journal, 02/26/2012.
Dakota Midday, Feb. 22, 2012
I appear as a commentator on South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s “Political Junkies” segment of their “Dakota Midday” show, discussing bills before the state Legislature.
Lawmakers call each other liars in committee
Harsh words and accusations of lying preceded a committee walkout Friday morning when a Republican lawmaker again clashed with Rep. David Lust.
'Fetal pain' abortion ban won’t go before legislators
South Dakota lawmakers won’t see a controversial anti-abortion bill some activists wanted to bring this session, but that doesn’t mean abortion won’t be on the agenda next month in Pierre. (Rapid City Journal, 02/01/2012)
South Dakota could wave farewell to its current flag
Dozens of legislators want to replace South Dakota’s venerable state flag with a design by a Spearfish artist.
Dakota Midday, Jan. 25, 2012
I appear as a commentator on South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s “Political Junkies” segment of their “Dakota Midday” show, discussing bills before the state Legislature and recent announcements involving the state’s Congressional delegation.
Herseth Sandlin won’t run for House seat
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin came extremely close to running for Congress again this year.
Daugaard proposes major K-12 education system reform
Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed sweeping reforms Tuesday to the state’s K-12 education system, including annual $5,000 bonuses for the state’s best teachers, more bonuses for math and science teachers and an end to the venerable institution of teacher tenure. (Rapid City Journal, 01/11/2012)
Interactive graphic: Restaurant inspections
Ban proposed on abortions after 20 weeks
Anti-abortion groups plan a major push next year in the South Dakota Legislature to ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.
Governor's budget plan gives increases to schools, Medicaid, state workers
South Dakota has money to spend on schools, medical providers and state workers, Gov. Dennis Daugaard declared Tuesday — and proposed what he termed a cautious way of spending it. (Rapid City Journal, 12/07/11)
Dakota Midday, Nov. 7, 2011
I appear as a commentator on South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s “Political Junkies” segment of their “Dakota Midday” show, discussing the news of a former South Dakota governor’s brain cancer, a state GOP presidential straw poll and a referendum to raise the state sales tax.
Janklow: 'I have inoperable cancer'
Former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow announced Friday that he is dying of brain cancer.
County: Results of septic inspections startling
Last fall, Silver City resident Jeff Sugrue received a letter from Pennington County he had never seen before: an order to have his home’s septic system pumped and inspected.
Road dispute threatens to lead to legal battle
A dispute between two rival groups of landowners near Hill City could end up entangling everyone — and Pennington County — in expensive litigation over a narrow dirt road through the Black Hills. (Rapid City Journal, 10/22/2011)
Interactive graphic: State redistricting map
