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Missouri River blame game begins
Associated PressFORT PIERRE — Sitting atop a 6-foot wall of white sandbags hastily stacked to protect his home from the rising Missouri River, 82-year-old Helmet Reuer doesn’t buy the official explanation that heavy rains caused a sudden flood threat....Tags: Politics, Water Restrictions, Disasters, Fishing, Human Interest
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Ethanol company has 90 days to purchase state railroad
American News CorrespondentThe State Railroad Board imposed deadlines Thursday for Wagner Native Ethanol to make good on its offer to buy the Napa-Ravinia stretch of rail line from state government and rehabilitate the 54.5 miles of track. The board adopted a resolution in...Tags: Travel, Railway Transportation, Ethanol, Politics, Renewable Energy
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State banking director to retire
American News CorrespondentPIERRE — Roger Novotny spent last weekend touring parts of the Black Hills with his mother, Ida, who is 93. She hadn’t been back there for some 25 years. Spending that kind of time with her is one big reason he’s retiring later this...Tags: Banking, Politics, Human Interest, Finance, Black Hills Corporation
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South Dakota legislators cannot dodge budget reality
American News CorrespondentAs the Legislature enters its final week of the 2011 session, the issue hanging unresolved is state government’s 2012 budget, which begins July 1, and the governor’s recommended 10 percent cuts. The disappointing fact is that no plans were...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Elections
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Future uncertain for Extension Service
swaltman@aberdeennews.comBarry Dunn has plenty of financial details to worry about given the proposed cuts to the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service. The dean of the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, who is also overseeing...Tags: Research, Politics, South Dakota State University, Teachers, History (tv network)
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New teacher evaluation standards will be proposed by state board in May
Aberdeen, SD, American NewsThe state Board of Education is likely to miss a deadline to establish minimum professional performance standards for certified teachers in South Dakota public schools. The 2010 Legislature set a July 1, 2011, deadline to establish the standards. The...Tags: Politics, Standards, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Daugaard should keep tight fist
Gov. Dennis Daugaard often is described by those who meet him as a mild-mannered ''nice guy'' - perhaps too nice to slam an iron fist on the table at budget time. But that's exactly what he's doing, and he shouldn't back down. Daugaard recently unveiled...Tags: Politics, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Regional Authority, Elections
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Analysis: Examining S.D.'s $127M shortfall
PIERRE - A complex set of facts and assumptions about Medicaid, tax revenues and South Dakota's economy drove the decision by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to seek $127 million of reductions in general-fund spending for state government's 2012 budget. First,...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Budgets and Budgeting, Laws, Health Insurance
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Interesting issues at cracker barrel
The first of five legislative cracker barrel meetings, during which the public can ask questions of state lawmakers, is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Centennial Room of the Northern State University Student Center. Beginning today, the American...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Elections, Stan Adelstein
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Capitol Notebook
PIERRE - Let us begin today's inquiry into political dysfunction with praise for Jim Bradford. For the past two years, the state senator from Pine Ridge served as chairman of the Legislature's State-Tribal Relations Committee. He didn't miss any of...Tags: Jim Bradford, Politics, Native Americans, Kent Juhnke, Jean Hunhoff
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State employees' salaries won't rise, but insurance premiums won't either
PIERRE - Most employees of state government in South Dakota won't see their paychecks affected by the $127 million in budget cuts proposed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Health insurance premiums also wouldn't change, other than adding a small copayment for...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Elections, Health and Medical Professionals, Wages and Pensions
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S.D. tourism up 10 percent in 2010
PIERRE - Tourist spending rose 10 percent in South Dakota during 2010 and broke the $1 billion mark, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Thursday. Daugaard, who's been on the job three weeks, gave credit for the record $96 million increase to the administration...Tags: Travel, Politics, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Black Hills Corporation
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