I want to be suspicious of Governor Dennis Daugaard. Anybody who campaigns for office saying there is not budget crisis then turns around after winning and argues we have to slash the state budget ten percent warrants some suspicion. I…
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Yesterday Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed Senate Bill 157, legislation sponsored by Senator Russell Olson (R-8/Wentworth) to help Daktronics sell more electronic billboards and muck up the view in Rapid City. I note with glee the Governor's willingness to tell both…
Governor Dennis Daugaard has a rotten sense of political theater. He has before him House Bill 1234, his signature piece of legislation for the 2012 session. He toured the state, twisted arms, and got a big win. It's time for…
I read some propaganda from Pierre yesterday that laid out one of the cynical arguments we will hear from Governor Daugaard and his minions to defend the end of due process protections for teachers through "continuing contract" rights. Governor Daugaard…
The Displaced Plainsman combines Dennis Daugaard, Chris Christie, and Mr. Spock and gets this wonderful animated indict of HB 1234: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdzwW5vtLwQ Brilliant! Maybe HB 1234 referendum petition circulators should wear Spock ears....
If you want to circulate petitions, visit SDEA's Facebook page and say so! They'll send you a petition packet! Let me be clear: By far, the biggest reason I'm excited about SDEA's decision to seek a referendum on HB 1234…
Dr. Newquist says read this article, and we should! This example from Washington, D.C., probably isn't enough to get Governor Daugaard to see the error of his ways and veto HB 1234, his signature education reform legislation. But it seems…
Governor Dennis Daugaard, busy brushing on on his Mandarin elocution for his big trip to China, offers this muted initial response to the hip-hoppity-yahoo news that SDEA is planning a petition drive to put HB 1234 to a public vote:…