February 18th, 2020279 Last week, Student Government Association (SGA) presidential candidate Katie Brust announced Tallon Everson as her new running mate. At Tuesday's meeting, SGA officially announced another candidate, Carissa Occhipinto, has a new running mate, Shelby Specht. Occhipinto replaced former running mate Blake Brown with Specht after Brown...
February 2nd, 2020179On Jan. 29, with 46 yeas and 23 nays, HB 1057 passed the SD House of Representatives, and now its fate rests in the SD Senate. Now, with a name like the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, you might be thinking we ought to be protecting our children from the meth epidemic, neglect and abuse and food insecurity. But this bill addresses none...
November 7th, 201879Update: Republican candidate Kristi Noem was elected as South Dakota's first woman governor, Republican Jason Ravnsborg was elected South Dakota Attorney General and Republican Dusty Johnson was elected to South Dakota's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Students and faculty kept close watch on election night results at...
November 6th, 2018143This is the second part of an ongoing series about female leaders in South Dakota. The New York Times reports that 2018 has been a record-breaking year for women for many reasons. There is a record number of 257 women running for the House and Senate this year; the 2018 midterms have broken the record for number of females dedicated...
September 6th, 2016175Given South Dakota's small, conservative population, it should come as no surprise that it has a fittingly small government. No matter the size of the government, it still takes time to run a state. Right now, South Dakota isn't even giving the legislature time to think. The South Dakota state constitution limits the length of time...