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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: Wages and Pensions, Chiropractors, Politics, Executive Branch, Health
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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: Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota, Politics, Black Hills Corporation, Travel
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GOVERNOR DRAWS LINE
PIERRE - Two weeks into his new administration, Gov. Dennis Daugaard stood alone before a joint assembly of the Legislature on Wednesday and called for budget cuts of at least 10 percent throughout the state government departments and offices under his...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Government Debt
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BRACED FOR CUTS
PIERRE - State lawmakers seemed resigned Tuesday that they will be in a political box after Gov. Dennis Daugaard calls for sweeping budget cuts in a special address today to the Legislature. More than a few legislators, Republicans and Democrats alike,...Tags: Republican Party, Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, State Budgets, Politics
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Aberdeen school district austere
The Aberdeen school district spent less money per student in 2009-10 than in 2008-09 and remains among the state's 10 most frugal districts, according to recently released rankings. Aberdeen Public School District spent $6,691 per student, compared to...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota, Politics, Schools, Executive Branch
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South Dakota educators call proposed budget cuts 'devastating'
Aberdeen Public Schools Superintendent Gary Harms' reaction to the governor's proposed budget cuts likely echoed the reaction from educators across the state.
"This will be devastating to us," Harms said after Wednesday's address.
Two statewide...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Budgets and Budgeting, State Budgets, Politics, Black Hills Corporation
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Governor grabs our attention with proposals
Gov. Dennis Daugaard certainly knows how to make an entrance. On the job as South Dakota governor less than 130 hours, Daugaard announced a shocking $127 million in proposed cuts from the state's general fund. But we guess we should not have been that...Tags: Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Executive Branch
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Scrap citizenship rule for gun permits
Many people might not recognize the rights and responsibilities that the U.S. Constitution stipulates regarding legal residency in this country. For example, a person who is a foreign citizen yet legal U.S. resident is required to register with the...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Elections, Politics, Crime Victims, Kentucky
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S.D. responds to record number of declared disasters in 2010
PIERRE (AP) - Two days before Christmas in 2009, Gov. Mike Rounds issued a caution to South Dakotans that a fierce winter storm was about to disrupt holiday travel. "Travel early or plan to stay home for Christmas,'' the Governor urged South Dakotans at...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Natural Disasters, Politics, Elections, Government
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Governor won't yet reveal plan for school funding
PIERRE - His predecessor proposed a 5 percent cut in general-education funding to South Dakota's public school districts. The Associated School Boards of South Dakota's leadership is telling members to brace for possibly a 10 percent reduction, based on...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Politics, Health, Elections, Government
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Daugaard entering 15th session of Legislature
For Gov. Dennis Daugaard, this will be his 15th session of the Legislature. He spent six as a state senator from Minnehaha County and the past eight as lieutenant governor for Gov. Mike Rounds. The only past governor who can match those 14 years of...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Elections, U.S. Senate, Government
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New South Dakota governor brings new frugality
PIERRE - The Capitol rotunda filled with a celebratory din of cheers, whistles and long applause from a full house on Saturday afternoon when Dennis Daugaard completed his oath of office to become the 32nd governor of the state of South Dakota.
With his...Tags: Republican Party, Finance, Politics, Heads of State, Executive Branch
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