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AA boys, girls hoop tourneys may be held together in 2016
PIERRE — State basketball tournaments for boys and girls teams from AA schools would be held at the same site on the same weekend, for a two-year trial basis, under a proposal that emerged Wednesday from the board for the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - Sports
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PIERRE — State basketball tournaments for boys and girls teams from AA schools would be held at the same site on the same weekend, for a two-year trial basis, under a proposal that emerged Wednesday from the board for the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
Thursday, June, 07, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - Sports
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Governor, chief justice form smart on crime reform team
“Justice reinvestment” was the slogan Gov. Dennis Daugaard used Tuesday, as he urged the Legislature to support reforms intended to slow South Dakota’s rate of imprisonment. Today, lawmakers will get further explanation from Chief Justice David Gilbertson, as he takes his turn making the case for reforms that have worked in other states.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - The Daily Republic - News
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“Justice reinvestment” was the slogan Gov. Dennis Daugaard used Tuesday, as he urged the Legislature to support reforms intended to slow South Dakota’s rate of imprisonment. Today, lawmakers will get further explanation from Chief Justice David Gilbertson, as he takes his turn making the case for reforms that have worked in other states.
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - The Daily Republic - News
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MERCER: Leaders plan new panel for open government
Gov. Dennis Daugaard and state Attorney General Marty Jackley are taking the next step in South Dakota government’s increased emphasis on open government. They are forming a new panel this summer to look at where changes would be beneficial.
Monday, June, 04, 2012 - The Daily Republic - News
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard and state Attorney General Marty Jackley are taking the next step in South Dakota government’s increased emphasis on open government. They are forming a new panel this summer to look at where changes would be beneficial.
Monday, June, 04, 2012 - The Daily Republic - News
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MERCER: After NCLB, how many are too many to still be behind?
PIERRE — Is 77 percent good enough? That’s the question we face this summer regarding our school children throughout South Dakota.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - The Daily Republic - News
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PIERRE — Is 77 percent good enough? That’s the question we face this summer regarding our school children throughout South Dakota.
Monday, August, 13, 2012 - The Daily Republic - News
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MERCER: Has Obama been better or worse for South Dakota?
It’s not a topic that Democratic challenger Matt Varilek wanted to tackle when the Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, during a recent debate asked Varilek to name three ways that Obama’s re-election would be good for South Dakota.
Monday, October, 29, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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It’s not a topic that Democratic challenger Matt Varilek wanted to tackle when the Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, during a recent debate asked Varilek to name three ways that Obama’s re-election would be good for South Dakota.
Monday, October, 29, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Socialism in a democracy
PIERRE — As South Dakotans weigh the social merits and the financial perils of embracing expanded Medicaid coverage available under Obamacare, let us take a breath and look at two other federal programs that embody the same principle of offering a big benefit to all.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — As South Dakotans weigh the social merits and the financial perils of embracing expanded Medicaid coverage available under Obamacare, let us take a breath and look at two other federal programs that embody the same principle of offering a big benefit to all.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Jumping over the moon for SD dairy expansion?
PIERRE — Peaceful milk cows could lead the Legislature into some big arguments this winter over the future of dairy production and processing in South Dakota.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — Peaceful milk cows could lead the Legislature into some big arguments this winter over the future of dairy production and processing in South Dakota.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Term limits pave fast path to power in SD Legislature
The old ways, of biding time and building respect while waiting a turn, are gone.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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The old ways, of biding time and building respect while waiting a turn, are gone.
Monday, December, 31, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Women indicate influence growing in SD Legislature
PIERRE — The 18 women who will be in the state House of Representatives for the 2013 session that starts Tuesday are the largest number in the history of the South Dakota Legislature.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — The 18 women who will be in the state House of Representatives for the 2013 session that starts Tuesday are the largest number in the history of the South Dakota Legislature.
Monday, January, 07, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: To win and lose: Four greats who left us
Saturday marked one year since the death of Bill Janklow from inoperable brain cancer. His four terms and 16 years in the office made him South Dakota’s longest-serving governor.
Sunday, January, 13, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Saturday marked one year since the death of Bill Janklow from inoperable brain cancer. His four terms and 16 years in the office made him South Dakota’s longest-serving governor.
Sunday, January, 13, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Local control bottom line in armed sentinels issue
Think of the opposite side of the argument. The Legislature says no. There is a deadly incident at a school without a resource officer and without law enforcement within short response time.
Sunday, February, 10, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Think of the opposite side of the argument. The Legislature says no. There is a deadly incident at a school without a resource officer and without law enforcement within short response time.
Sunday, February, 10, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Friends remember Ruth Karim
Ruth Karim left this world Feb. 10 at age 82. Her funeral Feb. 16 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre marks the final passing of one of the co-founders of the South Dakota Right to Life organization.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Ruth Karim left this world Feb. 10 at age 82. Her funeral Feb. 16 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre marks the final passing of one of the co-founders of the South Dakota Right to Life organization.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: If new casinos approved, gambling explosion awaits
PIERRE — We have entered a new phase of legal gambling in South Dakota. This summer, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is pursuing a casino in Sioux Falls, by openly dangling the promise of millions of dollars for local and state governments.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — We have entered a new phase of legal gambling in South Dakota. This summer, the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe is pursuing a casino in Sioux Falls, by openly dangling the promise of millions of dollars for local and state governments.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Tone set for new BIT commissioner
One of the hardest jobs in state government in South Dakota is delivering and protecting the technology services that government offices increasingly depend upon and that more and more citizens rely on.
Monday, July, 16, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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One of the hardest jobs in state government in South Dakota is delivering and protecting the technology services that government offices increasingly depend upon and that more and more citizens rely on.
Monday, July, 16, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Lottery officials plan smoking-ban rebound
PIERRE — South Dakota Lottery officials are developing their strategy to help video gambling establishments rebound from the state’s expanded smoking ban.
Wednesday, August, 15, 2012 - The Daily Republic - News
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PIERRE — South Dakota Lottery officials are developing their strategy to help video gambling establishments rebound from the state’s expanded smoking ban.
Wednesday, August, 15, 2012 - The Daily Republic - News
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MERCER: For newspapers, crunch has come on mail, legals
Back when I was a boy, we didn’t have the Internet. We had twice-daily mail service, however, and Saturday mail service.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Back when I was a boy, we didn’t have the Internet. We had twice-daily mail service, however, and Saturday mail service.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Tax measures on the state’s ballot present big decisions
PIERRE — With early voting already under way for the past two weeks, the outcomes might be already be sealed for two ballot measures that, if approved by voters overall on Nov. 6, would drastically change the ways taxes are raised and spent by governments in South Dakota.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — With early voting already under way for the past two weeks, the outcomes might be already be sealed for two ballot measures that, if approved by voters overall on Nov. 6, would drastically change the ways taxes are raised and spent by governments in South Dakota.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Giving thanks for life’s good, past and present
PIERRE — We shall speak only praise of turkeys, and welcome their imminent presence on our dinner tables, in these last days leading to our national feast. May our thoughts turn to the blessings received since we last gathered over cranberries and pumpkin pie.
Monday, November, 19, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — We shall speak only praise of turkeys, and welcome their imminent presence on our dinner tables, in these last days leading to our national feast. May our thoughts turn to the blessings received since we last gathered over cranberries and pumpkin pie.
Monday, November, 19, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Is planning panel the Legislature’s fountain of youth?
The Legislature’s Planning Committee is off to a confusing start. The law creating the new panel was passed earlier this year. The law’s language has lawmakers baffled.
Monday, November, 26, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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The Legislature’s Planning Committee is off to a confusing start. The law creating the new panel was passed earlier this year. The law’s language has lawmakers baffled.
Monday, November, 26, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Christmas tradition shines on at Capitol
How state Buildings and Grounds staff got the massive tree, whose branches spread perhaps 20 or more feet wide, through a double-doorway that measures perhaps six feet wide at the Capitol’s front, is a feat remindful of Houdini.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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How state Buildings and Grounds staff got the massive tree, whose branches spread perhaps 20 or more feet wide, through a double-doorway that measures perhaps six feet wide at the Capitol’s front, is a feat remindful of Houdini.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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