Long-standing economic hardships have prevented a sizable segment of the South Dakota population from achieving financial stability and prosperity, and those hurdles have resulted in a sense of pessimism for what awaits future generations, according to two experts who study the state economy.
State and federal data routinely show that:
South Dakota employers pay some of the lowest wages in the nation.
A high number of families pay an excessive portion of their income on housing.
The state has a regressive system of taxation.
Many workers are not seeing their pay cover the rising cost of living in the state.
New S.D. poll reveals economic pessimism and dissatisfaction with democracy
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By Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch | 9:15 am, May 21, 2021 ×
Part one of a three-part series.
As the state emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some residents of South Dakota are uneasy about what life holds for future generations and many have only limited confidence in the effectiveness of some democratic institutions.
The findings are from a recent poll of 500 South Dakota residents conducted in a partnership between South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota. The poll is part of an ongoing, expanding effort by News Watch called “South Dakota Matters,” which seeks to use statewide polls and online panel discussions to delve deeply into topics of critical importance to South Dakotans.
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Mitchell s Geri Beck tabbed as new leader of MADC and Chamber of Commerce
Geri Beck, a longtime Mitchell resident and former business leader, will lead the Mitchell Area Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce, filling the vacancy Written By: Sam Fosness | ×
Shown here is the front entrance of the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce offices at 601 N. Main St. (Matt Gade / Republic)
The Mitchell Area Development Corporation and Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce has found its new leader in Geri Beck.
After going nine months without a director, the MADC and Chamber of Commerce Board tabbed Beck, a longtime Mitchell resident, to serve as the nonprofit organization’s CEO. The decision was announced Thursday morning.