Cranky, confused but generally harmless old reporter who hunts and fishes when it's nice and commits occasional acts of journalism when it's not.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Joined August 2013
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Jackley hints at another investigation into misuse of state funds sdpb.org/crime-courts/2024-0…
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Regardless of the result, I urge all Americans to respect the verdict and the legal process. At this dangerously divided moment in our history, all leaders—regardless of party—must not pour fuel on the fire with more toxic partisanship. We must reaffirm what has made this nation great: the rule of law.
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"#KristiNoem has not always believed in big 'F' Freedom. She formerly espoused only a feckless fondness for small 'f' freedom. You might say she’s a flip-flopper. Or a Flip-flopper. Or maybe a flip-Flopper." Commentary from @SethTupper: southdakotasearchlight.com/2…
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“Before I made my way through the data, I wanted to know exactly what the Department of Labor did or what filtration they used. I got a bunch of gobbledygook that basically said, ‘We can’t tell you what we did, but we did all we could do.’”
Freedom Works Here? Local business leaders say there are hurdles with campaign that are making it difficult to bring in workers. "There’s not really a technical manual on how to do this. We’re kind of making it up as we go." sdnewswatch.org/south-dakota…
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State Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff told the Legislature's Appropriations Committee today that 10,164 working adults through September had enrolled for South Dakota Medicaid services since July 1, when eligibility expanded to 138% of the federal poverty level.
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Here's what Dennis Daugaard told me about Dusty Johnson and the 2026 race for South Dakota Governor:
“I hope he runs. I think he will. And if he does, I am four-square behind him.”
Click on image for the story:
sdnewswatch.org/stories/dust…
Kevin Woster retweeted
Noem in 2015: “His principles and values don’t align with mine, and his offensive nature wouldn’t serve us very well in the presidency.”
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Gov. Noem says her ‘Freedom Works Here’ ad campaign is the most successful one in state history. The governor’s office said the national workforce recruitment campaign has attracted hundreds to the state, but the push relies on stretching a key fact.
listen.sdpb.org/politics/202…
Kevin Woster retweeted
Aspects of a two-decade-long cleanup at an abandoned Black Hills gold mine are pausing because a company might want to re-mine it. southdakotasearchlight.com/2…
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I don't do George Will. But if you do, here's something he wrote about about Sen. Mike Rounds. Of South Dakota, in case his tone of wonder that South Dakotans exist doesn't come through clearly. Free article. wapo.st/44lapel
Kevin Woster retweeted
“I’m scared to find out what’s out there. If you find anything, then you need to figure out the steps to remedy the problem, which a lot of people don’t have the answers for.”
southdakotasearchlight.com/2…
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UPDATE: Federal appeals court rules for SD Voice, Heidelberger keloland.com/news/capitol-ne…
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When Gov. Kristi Noem reduced seven prisoners’ sentences recently, she overruled the Board of Pardons and Paroles in one case, went against some victims’ family members she hadn’t contacted, and may have violated her own executive order. southdakotasearchlight.com/2…
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She was out on a parole at the time of the crash. She also had a pending DUI felony third offense at the time. That case remains pending
And it’s unclear whether the governor at the time of the commutation was aware that Tammy Kvasnicka, 40, has an unresolved felony DUI charge out of Faulk County that occurred prior to the fatal 2010 crash that sent her back to prison.
Full story here: thedakotascout.com/p/woman-c…
Kevin Woster retweeted
Catholic nationalism and Christian authoritarianism are perversions of the faith. Bishops and all Catholic leaders must challenge this campaign to mainstream white Christian nationalism in our politics and churches.
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Donald Trump is apparently launching a third presidential bid tonight.
Shortly after the 2020 election, I wrote this history of former U.S. Presidents attempting comebacks. 🇺🇸 sodakgovs.wordpress.com/2020…