In his profile of Governor Dennis Daugaard's inner circle, David Montgomery observes that Governor Daugaard stays in touch with technology: Whether in his office or traveling, Daugaard always has his Android smartphone at hand to send emails and text messages…
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David Montgomery tracks down this video of Governor Dennis Daugaard talking about his super energy-efficient house. The clip comes from the Governor's address to the South Dakota Rural Electric Association's 2011 annual meeting. Inspired by President Jimmy Carter's call for…
Referred Law 14, the Large Project Development Fund, grants Governor Daugaard and his Board of Economic Development appointees unchecked power to disburse 22% of all contractors excise tax to their friends in big business. Sure to figure in the discussion…
Governor Dennis Daugaard issued a press release right before firecrackers celebrating South Dakota's fiscal situation. He made three blogworthy statements fraught with meaning. Governor Daugaard reports that we ended the fiscal year with $13 million of our state budget unspent.…
Governor Dennis Daugaard is trying to get out of signing on to the Affordable Care Act's sensible and Constitutional expansion of Medicaid by saying it would cost South Dakota too much to take care of more low-income workers and families:…
Governor Dennis Daugaard groans and moans that his motto won't let him expand Medicaid under the blessedly Constitutional Affordable Care Act: The governor said expanding Medicaid "is something I'm not very enthusiastic about." "In a state like South Dakota, people…
The Governor is already marshaling the forces necessary to fight the repeal by referendum of two of his most important pieces of legislation. Mr. Ehrisman reports that the Chamber of Commerce has sent out this flyer promoting a July 2…
Sometimes Bob Mercer gives me the feeling that he's a tool of the Pierre establishment. And then Bob Mercer whacks the Pierre establishment upside the head. Mercer appears, like much of the South Dakota press, to be taking seriously the…