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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011Recently I had the privilege to visit with Amanda Radke, who is a writer for the Tri-State Livestock News and she wrote an article from our discussion. You can view the entire article via this link: http://tinyurl.com/4vuyn3o Here are a few exerpts from the article as we discussed possible State budget cuts and how they
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Video Interview with School Administrators Association
Monday, February 28th, 2011Here is an interview with John Pedersen from the South Dakota School Administrators Association: <iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/20480925” width=”400″ height=”225″ frameborder=”0″></iframe><p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/20480925″>”10 Minutes with John” Sen Minority Leader Jason Frerichs</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/sasd”>School Administrators of SD</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Weekly Legislative Update
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Open discussion and exploring all ideas to fund education took a narrow focus on February 22nd in the Senate State Affairs Committee. Senator Adelstein from Rapid City had his bill up for discussion which would have increased the State sales tax 1% for the summer months (June, July, and August). I provided an amendment which
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Weekly report from Pierre
Friday, February 18th, 2011Public outrage to the proposed cuts to schools and nursing homes is very obvious and the message is resonating with policy officials in Pierre! Mark your calendars for March 2nd and visit Pierre for the “speak up for kids” day in the Legislature. Lately we have had continued discussion on update language for our productivity
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Weekly Legislative Update
Thursday, February 10th, 2011When I arrived to the Capitol on Monday, February 7th I knew that the bench outside my office would be missing someone who has been a monumental presence in the capitol for over 50 years. Throughout the day I could tell that many of us were thinking about the effect Jeremiah D. Murphy had on
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Weekly Legislative Update
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011We need rank and file South Dakotans to participate and take an active role in shaping our State Budget! This week I had the privilege to speak with the South Dakota Voices for Children coalition when they visited Pierre. I shared with all of these advocates for kids that we cannot give up funding that
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SB 106 Trapping Reciprocity Legislation approved and consent
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011Today in the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee we received unanimous support for Senate Bill 106 which is a bill I brought forward for the SD Trappers Association. This bill will require nonresident furbearer trapping licenses to require reciprocity. This means that for an out of state trapper to come into South Dakota and
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Legislative Recap from week three
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011The week after Governor Daugaard presented his budget address proposing drastic 10% cuts the Capitol has been abuzz with talk of the status of the budget. I have been hearing about the true effects that these large cuts would have on the communities that I represent. With these concerns in mind I joined Bernie Hunhoff,
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Governor’s Road Show Pushes Extremist Budget
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011PIERRE — “We pay our bills in South Dakota,” said House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff on the day after Governor Dennis Daugaard flew across the state to explain why he’s shifting the costs of education and health care onto other people. “South Dakotans believe in paying their way, shouldering their responsibilities,” said Hunhoff (D-Yankton). “The
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Senate Bill 6 transfer Sisseton National Guard Armory to the City
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011Today on the floor of the South Dakota State Senate we will vote on the approval of Senate Bill 6. This Bill will transfer the Sisseton National Guard Armory to the City of Sisseton. The Sisseton City Council approved a resolution to accept the National Guard Armory. Sisseton does not have a handi-capped accessible City
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