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STAFF BLOG REPUBLIC INSIDER Are you conflicted about video lottery?
The following sentence jumped out at me today from a story by our state Capitol reporter, Bob Mercer: Video lottery is the second-largest single source of general revenue for state government after th...
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MERCER: George and Tom: A look at a political mess in ’72
That story is about how George McGovern, then a U.S. senator from South Dakota, won the 1972 Democratic nomination for president and chose Thomas Eagleton, then a U.S. senator from Missouri, as his vice presidential nominee.
October 01, 2012
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MERCER: Fort Sisseton plaques to honor a great pair
PIERRE — Up in Marshall County is a real stone and wood link to our pioneer past. Fort Sisseton, built in 1864, isn’t the most-visited in our state’s parks system, but it’s certainly important as a symbol from pre-statehood times.
By Bob Mercer , September 24, 2012
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MERCER: A strange history
PIERRE — The number 19,134 is maybe the most important in the U.S. House of Representatives election this fall for South Dakota’s solo seat.
By Bob Mercer , September 10, 2012
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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.
September 04, 2012
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MERCER: Are pregnant girls in SD really mistreated?
A report arrived giving South Dakota a big, empty zero for failing to require the equal treatment in our schools of students who are pregnant.
August 27, 2012
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MERCER: Political obstruction zone: a rebel here, a rebel there, and deadlocks as the result
Maybe it’s the term limits.
Maybe it’s the weakness of the Democratic organization. Maybe it’s the schism in the Republican organization. Maybe it’s the rise of the independents.
By Bob Mercer , August 19, 2012
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MERCER: Doland claims Hubert Humphrey, South Dakota's biggest politician
PIERRE — August is when many a son or daughter says goodbye and moves from home. And for many a mother or father, it is a month when moments of sadness mix among the excitement and so much great hope.
August 05, 2012
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MERCER: SD voters get locked out in choosing key officials
PIERRE — The Gant Affair, as it is becoming known, has brought to mind a question. How does someone become the nominee for a statewide elected office? The answer might surprise you.
By Bob Mercer , July 30, 2012
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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.
By Bob Mercer , July 16, 2012
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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.
By Bob Mercer , July 08, 2012
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MERCER: Much of SD's next legislative class already secure
November is still four months away, yet nearly one third of the 35 men and women who will be members of the South Dakota Senate for the new term starting in 2013 are already elected.
July 02, 2012
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MERCER: Rep. Hunt notable for anti-abortion actions
PIERRE — At age 74, Rep. Roger Hunt is leaving the Legislature in the same quiet way that he generally operated as a legislator.
By Bob Mercer , June 25, 2012
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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.
June 04, 2012
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