January 2014
What have I been playing
It’s hard to believe that an entire month of the New Year has already passed. The new generation is off to a slow start, but the games coming out recently have been sweet. We just need to wait until March rolls around because that’s when the big guns come into play. But what games did […]
Back in Time: The Mechwarrior Franchise (Part 1)
Anybody that knows about my gaming history also knows that I come from the Mechwarrior/Battletech community. These games are the reason why I have come to love gaming so much today. Since the industry hasn’t had anything too explosive this week, I thought this would be a good time to take a dropship down Memory […]
Bison buck the Coyotes in last seconds of Thursday match
The Summit League-leading North Dakota State Bison may have improved to 6-1 in the Summit Thursday night, but they needed a 5-0 run in the final 33 seconds in order to pull off the 66-63 victory. The University of South Dakota Coyotes were back home in the DakotaDome, where they had only lost one game […]
Senate Bill No. 85
In Other Words… Each year, a numerous amount of bills is proposed in the legislative session. And each year, these bills are hard to comprehend. Here’s hoping this clears some confusion and gives an update of a few bills a work keeping up with: Senate Bill No. 85 Public records will be available to anyone […]
Reports fault some procedure in SD economic agency
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Reports released Thursday from two accounting firms found flaws in some procedures used by the state economic development agency but no misconduct beyond earlier reports that a former official had double-billed the state for travel and part of a grant had been improperly diverted. Gov. Dennis Daugaard ordered the reviews after […]
PHOTO: Dusty Johnson speaks to South Dakota Newspaper Association
Governor Dennis Daugaard’s Chief of Staff. Michael Geheren/THE VOLANTE
“There has been…
“There has been a gap in the access to the administrative rules process.” -Dusty Johnson, S.D. Chief of Staff In front of a room full of journalists from across South Dakota, the state Governor’s Chief of Staff Dusty Johnson credited the work of the state’s media for their work in helping the state improve in […]
REPORTER NOTES: Republican Press Conference
Please note: These are not all direct quotes, but a paraphrased version of the press conference. Republican Press Conference – Senator Timothy Rave, Senate Majority Leader – Senator Dan Lederman, Asst. Senate Majority Leader – Representative Justin Cronen, Asst. House Majority Leader – Representative David Lust, House Majority Leader Lust: Everything we do on the […]
REPORTER NOTES: Democratic Press Conference
Please note: These are not all direct quotes, but a paraphrased version of the press conference. Democratic Press Conference: – Senator Billy Sutton – Senate Asst. Minority Leader – Representative Julie Bartling – House Asst. Minority Leader – Senator Jason Frerichs – Senate Minority Leader – Representative Bernie Hunhoff – House Minority Leader Hunoff- – […]
S.D. Democratic leadership focuses on workforce development
South Dakota’s Democratic leadership say their focus for the 2014 legislative session is workforce development. Among the issues they brought up was Medicaid expansion, a minimum wage increase, K-12 funding and decreasing college debt burden for SD students. “We have to change our mindsets,” said Rep. Julie Bartling (D-SD). “We have restaurant workers who can’t […]