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I'm generally not a fan of tariffs. But it is amusing to me that some of the shrillest critics of tariffs these days always support raising corporate tax rates.

An appropriate way to celebrate the 250th anniversary to the start of the Great British ass kicking.

At the Hansen/Lems campaign announcement. Hard to gauge crowd size. Lots of people on the main floor and more upstairs. But safe to say it’s hundreds.

This case enraged members of the ranching community and saw Senator Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson intervene on behalf of Charles and Heather Maude. thedakotascout.com/p/government-d…

A couple weeks ago I joked with Senator Jamie Smith that at $825M for a new prison, maybe we would be better off contracting our prisons with El Salvador. Today we learned it's actually $2 billion. Not so funny. thedakotascout.com/p/south-dakota…

The great California high-speed bullet train grift could be coming to an end -- billions of dollars later. nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/…

As someone who grew up in an era that taught color blindness and equal rights, this is jaw dropping.

We are operational at The Scouting Report podcast. This week with State's Attorney Daniel Haggar in which we discuss bad parents, new prisons, homeschooling and cooperating with ICE. thedakotascout.com/p/bad-parents-…

Now to handle funding and regulatory challenges for the state's special needs population? Challenge accepted, say #SDLeg lawmakers. thedakotascout.com/p/lawmakers-ta…

It seems nobody wants a new prison. Even the place where the old one has been for 150 years. thedakotascout.com/p/duct-tape-so…

Crazy how stuff gets so expensive as soon as you move north across the Nebraska/South Dakota border. nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/hausman…

Does this end it? If history and Star Wars are on script, likely not. But those of us in my generation have lived with this issue for almost 50 years.

Commissioner apologizes for using antisemitic comment from a different era. thedakotascout.com/p/commissioner…

It's a complete mystery.

Here’s a nice overview of Sioux Falls leadership over the last 50 years when the population was a third of what it is now. thedakotascout.com/publish/post/1…

Alternative headline: Why you can’t trust mainstream media.

For nearly 15 years, the state's GOP leadership has sought to grow South Dakota's reserve funds. Not without some criticism. thedakotascout.com/p/south-dakota…

Chilling this weekend? Give this deep dive into the state's finances, University of South Dakota football and the movie AJ Goes to the Dog Park a listen. With Jim Terwilliger and Michael Klinski. thedakotascout.com/p/playing-for-…