Governor Rhoden launches reelection bid

Governor Larry Rhoden made it official this week. In events at Rapid City’s historic Alex Johnson Hotel, and at the … More

New “Running Mates” podcast focuses on U.S. Presidential Elections

Today is launch day for “Running Mates,” a limited-series podcast presented by Dakota Town Hall and featuring Town Hall host … More

South Dakota Law Review highlights the SD State Legislature

Volume 70, Issue 3 of The South Dakota Law Review is out. Prompted by the South Dakota State Legislature’s 100th session, … More

Address in honor of the 100th Legislative Session

It was this blogger’s honor to chair the planning committee for the commemorations of the 100th Legislative Session. In that … More

Rhoden picks Tony Venhuizen for LG

Note: I find myself in the awkward position of writing a historical blog post about myself. I am just going … More

Talking through the Governors on “Dakota Town Hall”

“Dakota Town Hall” is a weekly politics podcast hosted by Brad “Murdoc” Jurgensen and Jake Schoenbeck. With the summer bringing … More

A look at the Chiefs of Staff to the Governor

An updated version of this post is available on the Online Almanac of South Dakota Politics, here. The news today … More

SD Gov History on “Dakota Town Hall” and “The Dakota Scout” podcasts

This blogger has recently appeared on two weekly podcasts, which are available for download. “Dakota Town Hall” is a weekly … More

Kevin Woster column highlights Trail of Governors

Last week, Kevin Woster and I took a walk along the Trail of Governors in Pierre. Kevin wrote a great … More

THE GOVERNORS OF SOUTH DAKOTA back in print with 2022 updates

With the 2022 election behind us, I now have available updated copies of my book, The Governors of South Dakota. … More

A personal note

Readers of this blog might be interested to know that I have decided to run for the South Dakota State … More