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Voters get to decide whether large projects get state grants
At its root, Referred Law 14 is a question of whether voters want to earmark, for a special purpose, 22 percent of the many millions of dollars that they and others pay in contractor excise taxes on projects from handyman repairs and home remodeling, to...Tags: Government Aid, Laws, Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard, Solar Energy
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Voters face big tax decisions
American News Correspondent/ColumnistPIERRE — With early voting already under way for the past two weeks, the outcomes might be already be sealed for two ballot measures that, if approved by voters overall on Nov. 6, would drastically change the ways taxes are raised and spent by...Tags: Laws, Health Insurance, Executive Branch, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Dennis Daugaard
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O T H E R V O I C E S
We in South Dakota have been somewhat insulated from the economic woes affecting the rest of the country. There were certainly impacts here from layoffs during the worst of the recent recession, but our unemployment rate always remained lower than the...Tags: Mixed Martial Arts, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Boxing, Elections
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CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Voters locked out
PIERRE — How does someone become the nominee for a statewide elected office? The answer might surprise you. Here in South Dakota, our Legislature has prohibited voters from directly selecting the party nominees for election to nearly all of the...Tags: Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard, Elections, Republican National Conventions, Parties and Movements
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Ipswich man to promote wheat worldwide
An Ipswich-area farmer is now promoting wheat throughout the world as chairman of the board of U.S. Wheat Associates. "Every bushel we can export helps the price of wheat here," said Darrell Davis. The goal of U.S. Wheat Associates is to promote exports...
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Brand Board achieves peace over latest inspection fee hike
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — The state Brand Board achieved the remarkable Wednesday. All three of South Dakota’s major livestock organizations came together in support of raising the brand-inspection fee by a dime per head to 90 cents. The sides had been...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Finance
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Brand Board approves inspection fee hike
PIERRE - The state Brand Board achieved the remarkable on June 27. All three of South Dakota's major livestock organizations came together in support of raising the brand-inspection fee by a dime per head to 90 cents. The sides had been split to varying...Tags: Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Government
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Secretary of state announces operations director's resignation
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — Speculation deepened Friday as director of operations Pat Powers resigned from Secretary of State Jason Gant's staff. Sen. Stan Adelstein, R-Rapid City, has requested an official investigation into a variety of political and business...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Executive Branch, Media Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections
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GFP will invite public comment on land sales
American News CorrespondentOn the same day that more private land was bought for public use, the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission agreed Monday public comments should be invited when the commission considers putting GFP land up for sale. The idea came from Chris Hesla,...Tags: Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard, Politics, Credit and Debt, Government
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Governor sets tone with new commissioner
One of the hardest jobs in state government in South Dakota is delivering and protecting the technology services that government offices increasingly depend upon and that more and more citizens rely on. This seems dry. Yet effective performance is...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Dennis Daugaard, National Government, Politics
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OTHER VOICES
S.D. college costs becoming worrisome Escalating costs are endangering postsecondary education in South Dakota. We’ve been saying that for years. It’s simple: As prices rise, South Dakota students may put extra consideration into attending...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Transportation Accidents, Highway Transportation, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former S.D. governor uncertain about Senate run
Former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds said he has not decided whether he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2014, but he will make a decision by late summer or early fall. Rounds discussed his future plans while in Aberdeen on Thursday as one of the...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Republican National Conventions, Elections, Barack Obama
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