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MERCER: Might a tax holiday cure slow economy?
PIERRE — As taxpayer relief and job incentives go, the best idea of the 2013 legislative session never stood a chance.
Monday, March, 04, 2013 - Republic Capital Bureau - News
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PIERRE — As taxpayer relief and job incentives go, the best idea of the 2013 legislative session never stood a chance.
Monday, March, 04, 2013 - Republic Capital Bureau - News
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MERCER: Giant fight under way regarding health care
Managed care by insurance providers attempts to control costs of health services for patients. This legislative session, South Dakota lawmakers decide whether to let patients choose physicians and other health care services outside of their insurance providers’ networks.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - The Daily Republic - News
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Managed care by insurance providers attempts to control costs of health services for patients. This legislative session, South Dakota lawmakers decide whether to let patients choose physicians and other health care services outside of their insurance providers’ networks.
Monday, February, 25, 2013 - The Daily Republic - 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: 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: Should public bodies vote via technology?
We live in a big state with life-threatening weather possible five to six months of the year. Teleconferences make sense.
Monday, February, 04, 2013 - The Daily Republic - News
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We live in a big state with life-threatening weather possible five to six months of the year. Teleconferences make sense.
Monday, February, 04, 2013 - The Daily Republic - News
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SD House passes bill on arming teachers
PIERRE — A bill that would allow school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns was approved Tuesday by the South Dakota House after supporters said it could make would-be attackers think twice about entering a school building.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - The Associated Press - News
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PIERRE — A bill that would allow school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns was approved Tuesday by the South Dakota House after supporters said it could make would-be attackers think twice about entering a school building.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - The Associated Press - News
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MERCER: Litmus tests await SD conservatives
A recent non-binding vote on abortion shows the South Dakota Legislature clearly turned more conservative in the 2012 elections.
Monday, January, 28, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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A recent non-binding vote on abortion shows the South Dakota Legislature clearly turned more conservative in the 2012 elections.
Monday, January, 28, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Bill targets young drivers
SB 107 would set some loose limits so that only one passenger younger than 18 would be allowed.
Tuesday, January, 22, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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SB 107 would set some loose limits so that only one passenger younger than 18 would be allowed.
Tuesday, January, 22, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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MERCER: Climate change will affect South Dakota
PIERRE — The most important topic missing from political debate in South Dakota is potentially more harmful in the long run than any semi-automatic handgun or AR-style mock-assault rifle.
Monday, January, 21, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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PIERRE — The most important topic missing from political debate in South Dakota is potentially more harmful in the long run than any semi-automatic handgun or AR-style mock-assault rifle.
Monday, January, 21, 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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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: 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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ANALYSIS: Events of 2012 will reverberate through 2013 in SD
From the Secretary of State to the brand board to a video lottery expansion, Bob Mercer looks at how events of the past year will play out in the year to come.
Wednesday, January, 02, 2013 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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From the Secretary of State to the brand board to a video lottery expansion, Bob Mercer looks at how events of the past year will play out in the year to come.
Wednesday, January, 02, 2013 - 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: 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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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: 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: Sometimes a kiss isn’t just a kiss
Not since their first inaugural ball, when they danced together for the first time as South Dakota’s then-new first couple, did Jean and Mike Rounds have such a big public moment that seemed so personally genuine, as they did Thursday morning.
Monday, December, 03, 2012 - Republic Capitol Bureau - News
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Not since their first inaugural ball, when they danced together for the first time as South Dakota’s then-new first couple, did Jean and Mike Rounds have such a big public moment that seemed so personally genuine, as they did Thursday morning.
Monday, December, 03, 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: 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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