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Brandei Schaefbauer, South Dakota Legislature

Schaefbauer believes ‘civil war’ comment during podcast taken out of context

By Scott Waltman 09/03/2025

Quotes used in a recent opinion column aimed at state Rep. Brandei Schaefbauer, R-Aberdeen, have raised eyebrows, but were taken……

Dana Hess, guest columnist, South Dakota elections

Hess: Effort continues to fix South Dakota elections that don’t need fixing

By Dana Hess, Guest Columnist 08/10/2025

In recent years, some South Dakotans have become adamant about making improvements to the way we live. Is this a……

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signs Senate Bill 74, an open meetings bill, on Feb. 12, 2025, in his office at the Capitol. From left: South Dakota NewsMedia Association’s David Bordewyk, Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, Sen. Tim Reed, Gov. Rhoden, Rep. Mary Fitzgerald, Attorney General Marty Jackley, SDNA lobbyist Justin Smith and Sen. Steve Kolbeck. Photo courtesy of South Dakota News Media Association.

Hess: Sunshine Week finds some light in a partly cloudy South Dakota

By Dana Hess for South Dakota Searchlight 03/18/2025

Sunshine Week is a nationwide time to reflect on just how good your government is about conducting the public’s business…