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Friday, January 21st, 2011DEMOCRATS PROPOSE THREE-YEAR REFORM PLAN TO AVOID THE EXTREMIST ‘PASS THE BUCK’ BUDGET PIERRE — Democratic leaders said today they support Governor Dennis Daugaard’s goal to erase the state’s structural budget deficit, but say the state must take a moderate, responsible approach to solving the problem rather than an extreme plan that threatens to destroy
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Transferring the Sisseton Armory to the City bill hearing
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Monday, January 24th at 10 am in the Senate State Affairs Committee will be the hearing for Senate Bill 6. This Bill will transfer ownership of the National Guard Armory in Sisseton to the City of Sisseton. The hearing will be located in room 414 of our State Capitol building. I have worked closely with
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Weekly Legislative Update
Thursday, January 20th, 2011After an entire campaign of denying a budget crisis, our new governor finally came clean and acknowledged the reality of the budget crisis. Yesterday, Governor Daugaard proposed his budget, calling for drastic cuts of 10% to K-12 education and other government spending. Governor Daugaard also proposed in his budget the elimination of the structural deficit
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DEMOCRATS: DAUGAARD IS PASSING THE BUCK
Thursday, January 20th, 2011PIERRE, S.D. — Democratic leaders have fought against deficit spending in Pierre for years, and today they welcomed Governor Dennis Daugaard’s acknowledgment that state spending must be cut. They expressed support for Daugaard’s cuts to the state bureaucracy. “Many are cuts we’ve proposed and supported for the past several years,” said House Minority Leader
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Weekly Legislative Update
Thursday, January 13th, 2011We are back in action for the 2011 Legislative Session. I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue to represent Day, Marshall, and Roberts counties as well as serve as the Senate Minority Leader. The winter weather reminds us that we are strong-willed people in South Dakota and we will survive the difficult times.
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Democrat Response to Governor Daugaard’s State of the State Address
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011DEMOCRATS ENCOURAGED BY GOVERNOR’S SUPPORT TO CUT WASTE IN GOVERNMENT Wasteful spending on state airplane travel and corporate tax rebate programs may finally be grounded in South Dakota. Democratic state legislators say they welcome Governor Dennis Daugaard’s announcement on Tuesday that he’ll seek to stop such waste. Daugaard delivered his first State of the State
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Friday, October 29th Pre-Election rallies in Sisseton and Webster
Sunday, October 24th, 2010Make plans to attend the Pre-Election rallies in Legislative District 1 (Roberts, Day, and Marshall Counties) on Friday, October 29th. State Senate Democrat Leader and Candidate for Governor, Scott Heidepriem will attend both of the events. The first event is from 5-6pm at the American Legion in Sisseton, where Scott will have a chance to
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Future of the Democrat Party in SD Argus Leader article
Thursday, October 7th, 2010Peter Harriman interviewed me to discover my thoughts on the status of the Democrat Party in South Dakota. We took a look at through the years where democrats have been solidly visible as well as discussed what the future holds for democrats in our State. Here are a few excerpts from Peter’s work in this
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NRA Endorsement and “A” rating
Thursday, October 7th, 2010Recently I was informed from the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) that they have endorsed my candidacy for the District 1 State Senate. This endorsement and “A” rating is evidenced by my solid support for all South Dakotan’s to exercise their right to bear arms. Furthermore this support from the NRA proves that
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Tri-State Livestock News Article: Passion in Action
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010I recently had the opportunity to interview with one of the most vocal spokesperson’s for the United States Beef industry, Amanda Nolz. Very enjoyable to relate with an individual who is forging her career in production agriculture and providing a service to her community and industry. Amanda and I have known eachother since our FFA days
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