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Governor Daugaard Gives Sign Language Interview

Sometimes I have no idea what Governor Dennis Daugaard is saying. And sometimes, I can blame nothing but my own ignorance. Deaf citizen journalism website Signcasts presents this interview with Governor Daugaard about his experience with the deaf community and…

Daugaard Allows Flandreau Santee Sioux to Double Slot Machines

Mr. Mercer reports that Governor Dennis Daugaard has reached an agreement with the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe to allow them to double the number of slot machines at the tribe's Royal River Casino from 250 to 500. That's still 400…

Daugaard Dedicates Crow Lake Wind Project

In continuing celebration of juche, Governor Dennis Daugaard travels to White Lake today to dedicate the Crow Lake Wind Project. (Expect to hear the term self-reliance at least three times in the Governor's speech.) This new wind farm, which has…

Daugaard Names Kristie Fiegen to PUC

It's in that Sioux Falls paper: Governor Dennis Daugaard's pick for the Public Utilities Commission is Kristie Fiegen of Sioux Falls. Bob Mercer's wrong guess, Andy Fergel, was clearly an attempt at misdirection so as not to reveal he'd been…

Governor Daugaard: Flood Schmud! Vacation in South Dakota!

Speaking of positive messaging, sometimes your chief executive has to turn on a dime from "Holy crap, run for your lives!" to "Sunshine! Rainbows! Walleye, waterskiing, and Wall Drug!" Governor Dennis Daugaard shows how it's done. Watch this great video…

Who Gets Kolbeck’s Seat? Daugaard’s PUC Options

The peanut gallery offers numerous nutty suggestions for the seat Commissioner Steve Kolbeck is abdicating on the Public Utilities Commission June 17. Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard gets to pick a replacement for the only Democrat in statewide elected office (besides…

Democrats Request Attorney General Opinion on Extension Cuts

Three prominent South Dakota legislators are asking the state attorney general to determine whether cuts to the state's Cooperative Extension Service violate federal law. Rep. Frank Kloucek (D-19/Scotland), Rep. Peggy Gibson (D-22/Huron), and Sen. Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) have asked A.G.…