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Domestic Violence Hearings being held
Representative Karen Soli (D-Minnehaha) will be chairing a public hearing tonight as a part of the Domestic Abuse Interim Study Committee...
Aug 21, 2013
Congresswoman Noem Kicks 57K Kids Off Head Start
Are you sending your kids back to school? Well, thanks to Congresswoman Kristi Noem, 57,000 young children in Head Start will stay home...
Aug 19, 2013
Minimum Wage = Major Struggles
“Where in the world can you live on minimum wage? Apparently no where in the U.S. Hanson County is considered the county with the lowest...
Aug 12, 2013
Why Seniors Are Turning Against The GOP
When it comes to supporting the GOP, seniors are having a change of heart. That’s the lesson from a July national survey that captured...
Aug 9, 2013
Mike Rounds and the Republican Primary for US Senate
What does it mean for Mike Rounds when the former two-term Governor can’t clear the Republican field for South Dakota’sUS Senate? Today,...
Jul 10, 2013
Equality Wins #DOMA
BREAKING news this morning: The US Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal benefits for legally...
Jun 26, 2013
The Living Legacy of Governor Harvey Wollman
By Kayla Sylvester, Yankton High School A legacy isn’t about the length of time in office; it’s about the things that remain for...
Jun 13, 2013
Out of Touch Trio
South Dakota Democrats have always aspired to expand opportunity and extend equality to all South Dakotans, whether we’re fighting to...
Jun 12, 2013
The distance between Thune’s desk, SD fields, and the farm bill
As a fourth generation farm kid, I’ve always taken some solace that my legislators in Washington DC will always protect the way of life...
Jun 11, 2013
Recommitting Ourselves on the 50th Anniversary of Equal Pay Act
Today the nation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy signing the Equal Pay Act – landmark legislation that...
Jun 10, 2013
Former SDGOP Chairman says “No Tax Dollars for ALEC Dues!”
Former South Dakota Republican Chairman Joel Rosenthal is joining South Dakota newspaper editorial boards , Argus Leader readers , and...
May 29, 2013
Governor Daugaard’s “Anything But Education” Agenda
South Dakota Democratic legislators are looking for some accountability after Governor Daugaard’s $5 million Manpower giveaway is failing...
May 29, 2013
The Kids Are All Right
Pack up and leave or resign yourself to disappointment. That’s the implicit advice offered for young South Dakota Democrats by Aberdeen...
May 23, 2013
Three responses to taxpayer subsidy for ALEC
Open to the third page of today’s Argus Leader, and you’ll see a full page of three reader responses to the taxpayer subsidy for the...
May 19, 2013
What is ALEC and why does it matter for South Dakota?
What is the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and why does it matter for South Dakota? Below is Rep. Peggy Gibson’s (D-Huron)...
May 16, 2013
No Tax Dollars for ALEC dues & travel!
South Dakota’s Republican legislators are taking a lot of heat for using your tax dollars to pay for American Legislative Exchange...
May 12, 2013
ALEC chair spends over $20,000 on travel
Being chair of the anti-education, anti-democratic, anti-worker American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) comes with benefits –...
May 11, 2013
Nine Reasons
Nine. That’s the number of Republican state legislators we know of who are attending the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)...
May 7, 2013
Governor Daugaard’s Workforce Development Strategy
Governor Dennis Daugaard’s workforce development strategy : Now we know what came out of those Governor’s Office of Economic Development...
May 6, 2013
Mall of America
If you’re Governor Dennis Daugaard, where do you find skilled workers for open South Dakota jobs? Not at South Dakota’s great...
May 6, 2013
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