Governor Daugaard claims to be conservative. Nearly all the South Dakota legislators, especially the Republicans, claim to be conservative. But what have they collectively actually done? We have in place a South Dakota Republican Party Platform, a decidedly…
Not so quietly, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a class-action suit against the State of South Dakota claiming that the state is, and has been, in violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (1978). The suit alleges that South…
The waiting is over, the decision made on the Constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), known as ObamaCare, by the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Once again, by a 5 to 4 decision of SCOTUS, the American people…
SD Republican wheels started turning in 2010. The incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected unopposed. A young, relatively unknown Republican with rockstar charisma defeated a popular Democratic incumbent for South Dakota’s sole Congressional seat. Republican’s swept to victory in all…
In 2010, Dennis Daugaard was elected Governor of South Dakota by convincing folks that he was a fiscal and social conservative, that he was opposed to ObamaCare and that he was skilled in ways of economic development. Nearing the midpoint of his…
“Supreme Being” South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has either taken leave of his senses or taken leave of his commitment to Republican conservative principles and values. In a move defiant of South Dakota Republican Party rules, Daugaard endorsed a…
Back in February, I first told you of Duplicitous Daugaard. Since then he’s been steady at work proving my point. Permit me to relate a telephone conversation with Dusty Johnson in January as I was driving home from Pierre.…
Mixed signals from the Daugaard administration and the South Dakota Legislature beg the question: Where does South Dakota REALLY stand on ObamaCare? South Dakota did join the 26 states challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…
As a result of a 3-part series of articles by National Public Radio (NPR) troubling Native American foster care policies and practices in the State of South Dakota are drawing national attention. Ignoring the Law? There are two areas of…