More of this, please!

Looks like we might be getting our first new oil refinery in 30 years!

Voters in Union County on Tuesday approved rezoning for what would be the first new U.S. oil refinery in more than 30 years.

With all 13 precincts reporting, 3,932 voters, or 58 percent, endorsed their county commission's rezoning of almost 3,300 acres north of Elk Point for the $10 billion refinery while 2,855, or 42 percent, opposed it.

This is especially crucial as the cost of refining has been rocketing up while our spare refining capacity has fallen dramatically. So, good on you South Dakotans! You do the rest of us a great service. Of course, I expect nothing less from people who have billboards like this in their fine state:

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