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Candidate Profiles: District 17 Representatives
In the District 17 race for the state House of Representatives, voters may expect a mix of familiar and new faces. Democrats Ray Ring and Marion Sorlien, and Republicans Sheri Kaufman and Nancy Rasmussen are running for two seats in the South Dakota House of Representatives. Ring and Rasmussen are the incumbent candidates. Candidates are […]
South Dakota Legislature passes texting and driving ban
Drivers in South Dakota will now be cited tickets for texting and driving after the State Legislature passed a bill making it a secondary offense. After weeks of negotiation, Senate Bill 142, banning texting while driving in the state, passed March 14 with a 52-18 vote in the House and a 28-7 vote in the […]
Bill would nullify texting while driving ban in city
A bill examining local government control over banning texting while driving was introduced by South Dakota Speaker of the House Brian Gosch during the 86th S.D. Legislative session. If passed, House Bill 1177 would invalidate any city ordinance illegalizing any form of inattentive driving. Seven cities in South Dakota — including Vermillion — currently have […]
Senate Bill No. 85
In Other Words… Each year, a numerous amount of bills is proposed in the legislative session. And each year, these bills are hard to comprehend. Here’s hoping this clears some confusion and gives an update of a few bills a work keeping up with: Senate Bill No. 85 Public records will be available to anyone […]
Reports fault some procedure in SD economic agency
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Reports released Thursday from two accounting firms found flaws in some procedures used by the state economic development agency but no misconduct beyond earlier reports that a former official had double-billed the state for travel and part of a grant had been improperly diverted. Gov. Dennis Daugaard ordered the reviews after […]
PHOTO: Dusty Johnson speaks to South Dakota Newspaper Association
Governor Dennis Daugaard’s Chief of Staff. Michael Geheren/THE VOLANTE
“There has been…
“There has been a gap in the access to the administrative rules process.” -Dusty Johnson, S.D. Chief of Staff In front of a room full of journalists from across South Dakota, the state Governor’s Chief of Staff Dusty Johnson credited the work of the state’s media for their work in helping the state improve in […]
REPORTER NOTES: Republican Press Conference
Please note: These are not all direct quotes, but a paraphrased version of the press conference. Republican Press Conference – Senator Timothy Rave, Senate Majority Leader – Senator Dan Lederman, Asst. Senate Majority Leader – Representative Justin Cronen, Asst. House Majority Leader – Representative David Lust, House Majority Leader Lust: Everything we do on the […]
REPORTER NOTES: Democratic Press Conference
Please note: These are not all direct quotes, but a paraphrased version of the press conference. Democratic Press Conference: – Senator Billy Sutton – Senate Asst. Minority Leader – Representative Julie Bartling – House Asst. Minority Leader – Senator Jason Frerichs – Senate Minority Leader – Representative Bernie Hunhoff – House Minority Leader Hunoff- – […]
S.D. Democratic leadership focuses on workforce development
South Dakota’s Democratic leadership say their focus for the 2014 legislative session is workforce development. Among the issues they brought up was Medicaid expansion, a minimum wage increase, K-12 funding and decreasing college debt burden for SD students. “We have to change our mindsets,” said Rep. Julie Bartling (D-SD). “We have restaurant workers who can’t […]