Happy Canada Day! I'm headed across the border to celebrate with America's nicest neighbors right now. But I'll be watching for Canadian friends who would share the celebratory sentiments of the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, which feasted on roast bison…
Posts tagged as “Public Utilities Commission”
Bob Mercer has done excellent work investigating the political contributions of shady Native American Telecom to various South Dakota politicians. Avon attorney Scott Swier, who is defending Native American Telecom before the Public Utilities Commission against Sprint's charges of "traffic…
I worked with a Dakota Rural Action committee to advocate a net-metering policy this year in Pierre. The Public Utilities Commission joined the industry in killing that proposal. In a fit of reactionary wagon-fixing, Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson is…
In conjunction with its annual conference in Deadwood last month, the South Dakota Telecommunications Association hosted a forum with four of the five candidates for Public Utilities Commission. I would have loved to have covered the meeting live, as I…
Hey, look at that! Public Utilities Commission candidate Nick Nemec posted the complete video of last Saturday's State Fair PUC candidates' debate in Huron, South Dakota: Now the South Dakota Farmers Union hosted this debate, so according to Rep. Kristi…
As usual, Dakota War College, the fake-named tool of the South Dakota Republican Party Central Committee, ignores the issues in talking about candidates. Pretending in vain to be a real blogger who does real research, Tim Rave's mouthpiece prints a…
The Dems have two heavyweight candidates for Public Utilities Commission. Joining Matt McGovern is the Holabird Humdinger, the Happiest Hunting Host in Hyde County, Nick Nemec! Dems just gave Nemec and McGovern their official nomination at their convention in Aberdeen.…
Public Utilities Commission candidate Matt McGovern has more expertise on energy policy issues than his opponent Commissioner Kristie Fiegen did when Governor Dennis Daugaard handed her the job in 2011. Now McGovern may have discovered a non-energy wedge issue that…