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Area delegates offer reaction to President's State of the Union Speech
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Democratic member of South Dakota's congressional delegation says President Barack Obama is taking the country in the right direction, but the two Republican members say Obama's State of the Union address did not show leadership. ...
Tags: Unions, John Hoeven, John Thune, Barack Obama, Kristi Noem
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Republicans pick state-party chairman
FORT PIERRE — With their choice of Craig Lawrence of Sioux Falls as their new state-party chairman Saturday, South Dakota Republicans turned to one of the state’s most successful advertising professionals and political campaign messengers....Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Regional Authority, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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R-CALF USA applauds Senate country-of-origin-labeling letter
Billings, Mont. - R-CALF USA applauds yesterday's action by a group of 31 U.S. Senators led by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Tim Johnson (D-SD), and Charles Grassley (R-IA). who sent a joint letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...Tags: Consumers, International Organizations, Jon Tester, Mike Enzi, Tom Vilsack
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Noem, Johnson disappointed with postal service decision
UNDATED - The U.S. Postal Service isn't waiting any longer for permission from Congress to quit delivering mail on Saturdays. It says it's going ahead with plans to start five-day-a-week delivery in August. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says the...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Kristi Noem, Mail Order Industry, Patrick R. Donahoe, U.S. Congress
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Senate Republicans vow to block consumer bureau chief's nomination
WASHINGTON -- Nearly all Senate Republicans have pledged to block the confirmation of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, adding to the uncertainty about the agency's leadership after a recent court ruling threatening his...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, Consumers, Work Relations, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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South Dakota bison on the president's menu
WASHINGTON -- South Dakota bison will be on the menu when congressional leaders entertain President Barack Obama and his family at a post-inaugural luncheon on Jan. 21. They will be served a farm-to-table menu celebrating the inaugural theme, "Faith in...Tags: Beets, Chuck Schumer, White House, NATO Summit, Environmental Issues
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Farm Bill extension troubles SD ag group leaders
The temporary extension of the Farm Bill that Congress passed on New Year’s Day wasn’t what two of South Dakota’s largest agricultural organizations wanted, their presidents said Wednesday. But having something in place through...Tags: Consumers, John Thune, Kristi Noem, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Obesity
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Gant's future, gambling growth: 2012 stories lead to new year
PIERRE — Sometimes the past sets the path for the future. Here are six news events from 2012 that foretell what likely will follow during 2013 in South Dakota politics and state government. SECRETARY OF STATE 2012 was a rough, rough year for...Tags: U.S. Senate, Regional Authority, Auction Service, Democratic Party, Lotteries
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No. 5: No labor cuts foreseen at Molded Fiber Glass
Top stories of 2012 5. Molded Fiber Glass does not expect to lay off any workers in the coming year after laying off 92 in 2012, said Dave Giovannini, plant manager. "We are anticipating a level of business that will allow us to retain our work force,...
Tags: Agriculture, Plant Openings, Unemployment, John Thune, Wind Power
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Black Hills National Forest unveils beetle plan
RAPID CITY (AP) - The Black Hills National Forest plans to use extensive commercial tree thinning to battle the mountain pine beetle as part of a $70 million plan that will take five to seven years to implement. The plan developed over more than a...Tags: John Thune, Forestry and Timber
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A rally cry to tame spending
"Even victors are by victories undone." — John Dryden WASHINGTON — Democrats not allergic to arithmetic must know the cost of their "fiscal cliff" victory. When they flinched from allowing all of George W. Bush’s tax rates,...Tags: Productivity, Bribery, Amtrak, Allergies, Mary L. Landrieu
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Britton: Lawmaker urges passage of Marketplace Fairness Act
Susan Wismer, a Democratic member of the state House of Representatives, encouraged South Dakota's U.S. senators to support the Marketplace Fairness Act during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. She met with Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and the staff...Tags: John Thune, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, U.S. House of Representatives
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