Will the SD GOP winning streak continue in 2022?

This is an update of a post that was written prior to the 2020 general election. The 2022 election marks twelve years … More

Haugaard takes on Noem, and history

The news today reports that Steven G. Haugaard will challenge Governor Kristi Noem in the 2022 Republican gubernatorial primary. The … More

The South Dakota State Legislature has met in special session thirty times. Twenty-six times, the special session was called by … More

Biographies of South Dakota governors admittedly fill a niche-market. They are unlikely to sell millions of copies like John Adams, win … More

When South Dakota became a state in 1889, the state constitution included no term limits on the Governor or on … More

This is an update of a post that was written prior to the 2018 general election. The 2020 election marks … More

On July 3, President Donald J. Trump visited Mount Rushmore to attend an Independence Day program that will feature fireworks … More

Overview of National Statuary Hall The National Statuary Hall collection was established in 1864, when Congress invited each state to … More

On January 5, 2019, Gov. Dennis Daugaard will leave office as his successor, Kristi Noem, is sworn in as South … More

This is an update of a post that was done prior to the 2016 general election. The South Dakota Republican … More

Here’s a look at some of the history that could be made in Tuesday’s GOP gubernatorial primary. If Kristi Noem … More

Billie Sutton, the Democratic Senate Minority Leader from Burke, is uncontested in the June primary for his party’s nomination to … More

It was good this week to see Gov. Harvey Wollman at the Buffalo Roundup in Custer State Park. Gov. Wollman … More

On June 16, 2017, the Trail of Governors unveiled new statues of Govs. Tom Berry, Leslie Jensen, Sigurd Anderson, and … More

This Friday, June 16, the Trail of Governors is unveiling four new statues: Tom Berry, Leslie Jensen, Sigurd Anderson and … More

This is the fourth of several posts previewing the Tuesday election through a historical lens. The first part was an introduction; the second … More