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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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Encourage students to pursue the teaching profession commercial from SDEA
Monday, May 17th, 2010My friends at the South Dakota Education Association (SDEA) asked me to participate in a statewide advertising campaign to encourage more folks to pursue the teaching profession. Partnering with the National Education Association they recorded video footage at our State Capitol building. You can view the commercial by clicking this link: Jason SDEA future teachers commerical. As
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Representative Frerichs to Meet with Young, Progressive Elected Officials in Washington
Thursday, May 13th, 2010200 progressive elected officials under age 35 will gather to discuss policies, leadership Jason Frerichs, State Representative for Roberts, Day, and Marshall Counties will join more than 200 other young, progressive elected officials in Washington, DC this weekend at the fifth annual convening of the national Young Elected Officials Network. The participants, progressive elected officials
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Oil Pipeline company changes the “rules of the game” on their potential customers
Friday, April 30th, 2010Some of you may have recently followed the story from Keloland about TransCanada and the lawsuits filed against them from their potential customers who are refineries in the Central and Southern United States. http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=99546 I find this news very interesting because during this last Legislative Session when I pushed forward with an effort to repeal
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Goose Management Working Group Report
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010I participated in a Canada Goose Management Working group that met various times in communities of Northeast South Dakota. We had public input and also formulated some ideas within our group. Officials from the SD Game, Fish and Parks facilitated these meetings. Over the past couple of months I have had the opportunity to participate
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Hosting a Fundraiser in Webster to Support Stephanie
Sunday, April 4th, 2010I will be hosting a fundraiser along with Gloria and Wayne McFarland and Angie and Gary Hanson this Wednesday night (April 7) to support Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin. Stephanie will join us from 5:30-7:30pm in the Banquet Hall of the Galley in Webster. We all know Stephanie is a solid supporter for renewable energy and ensuring
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