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

Oldest and Youngest SD Govs: Now on the Online Almanac

Added today to the Online Almanac of South Dakota Politics: a ranked list of South Dakota governors by age at … More

George S. Mickelson died 30 years ago today

April 19, 1993 is a date that is etched in the mind of many South Dakotans. It was on the … More

Five Guvs at the State Capitol

The South Dakota State Capitol is a special place. It’s a place where South Dakotans gather to discuss issues and … More

The Dem Dozen

This week, House Minority Leader Jamie Smith launched his 2022 candidacy for governor. Smith joins a Democratic Party field that … More

The Over 25 Club: SD’s longest-serving state officials

Updated to reflect the results of the 2022 general election. Public service is an important part of South Dakota’s culture. … More

Bob Dole, “South Dakota’s third senator,” dies

The news breaks that Bob Dole died this morning. Dole, a World War II hero, was a major figure in … 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

Special Legislative Sessions in South Dakota

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

Party floor leaders in the SD Legislature

This post was originally written in November 2018 and was revised following the caucus leadership elections in November 2020, and … More

Mike Rounds on a historic path

Mike Rounds was reelected to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, handily winning a second term against Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers. … More

Governors after leaving office

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

MAPS! (of general elections for SD Governor)

Updated to include a map of the 2022 general election. This site’s Online Almanac now includes county maps of every … More

MAPS! (of SD GOP gubernatorial primaries)

It is just over three weeks until the South Dakota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which pits Congresswoman Kristi Noem against Attorney … More

Old Bulls of the SD Legislature

Roger McKellips’ death last week was the latest signal of the passing of a by-gone era. Most of the longtime … More

Oldest and Youngest SD GOV’s

Updated to reflect the result of the primary election. An updated version of this post has been added to the … More