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Heidepriem: It's a dead heat
After seeing so many polls showing Scott Heidepriem so far behind in the governor's race, I'm naturally skeptical of this. But here it is, from a Heidepriem news release issued last night: Heidepriem ...
Posted on 10/29/10 at 9:37 AM
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Dem SD gov candidate picks GOP running mate

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democratic governor candidate Scott Heidepriem (HY'-duh-prim) of Sioux Falls has chosen a Republican businessman from the city as his running mate.

June 01, 2010

Democrat governor candidate goes after independent vote

In branding himself as an “independent Democrat,” South Dakota governor candidate Scott Heidepriem is acknowledging the growing influence of the state’s independent voters.
Heidepriem’s television ads feature the phrase “independent Democrat for governor.” In a visit Tuesday with The Daily Republic’s editorial board at the newspaper office in Mitchell, Heidepriem was asked about his decision to include “independent” in front of his party affiliation.
“The party that’s growing fast is independent,” he said in part.

By Seth Tupper , May 12, 2010

State’s six governor hopefuls participate in forum, talk about economic ideas

SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota’s six gubernatorial candidates discussed job creation, fiscal responsibility and reduced regulation during an economic development forum Wednesday in Sioux Falls.
The forum was part of the annual Governor’s Conference on Economic Development.
Gov. Mike Rounds cannot seek reelection because of term limits, leaving a field of five Republicans and one Democrat vying for the state’s top job.

By Dirk Lammers , April 22, 2010

Heidepriem defends casino stance during Mitchell trip

Heidepriem defends casino stance during Mitchell trip Democratic gubernatorial candidate Scott Heidepriem said Friday in Mitchell that a release distributed this week by the state Republican Party doesn’t accurately reflect his position on a proposed casino in Sioux Falls. The controversy is over a failed constitutional amendment that Heidepriem, a state senator from Sioux Falls, proposed during the 2009 state legislative session.

By Austin Kaus , April 17, 2010

GOP disputes Heidepriem claim

One of the first television ads in the 2010 gubernatorial race accuses the Rounds administration of increasing state spending by $500 million during the past seven years, but the claim’s validity has been questioned.
The ad is for state Sen. Scott Heidepriem, D-Sioux Falls, who is the only Democrat in the governor’s race. The 31-second video, which can be seen on television and the Internet, alludes to Republicans being responsible for the $500 million increase and calls the spending “a monster.”

By Melanie Brandert , April 06, 2010

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Poll results: Daugaard widens his lead over Heidepriem

Republican Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard now holds a 17-point lead over Scott Heidepriem, the only Democrat in the race for South Dakota governor.
But Heidepriem maintains modest leads over two other GOP hopefuls.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely South Dakota voters, the results of which were released Tuesday, shows Daugaard leading Heidepriem, the state Senate minority leader, 49 percent to 32 percent. Six percent prefer some other candidate, and 13 percent are undecided.

March 31, 2010

Education hit in S.D. budget

PIERRE — In the final hours of the 2010 session, the Legislature balanced state government’s budget for 2011 on Tuesday night without taking any money from reserves and without making across-the-board cuts.
Bringing the $1,159,440,356 general fund budget into line during a recession was accomplished instead through a combination of $23 million of targeted cuts and smaller tax breaks for big business.

By Bob Mercer , March 31, 2010

Poll: Daugaard widens lead over Heidepriem

Republican Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard now holds a 17-point lead over likely Democratic nominee Scott Heidepriem in South Dakota’s race for governor. But the Democrat maintains modest leads over two other GOP hopefuls.

By Staff reports , March 30, 2010

Poll shows 'wide open' governor's race in S.D.

Results of a poll about the South Dakota gubernatorial candidates show the race to be “wide open,” according to the firm that conducted the poll.

By Seth Tupper , February 27, 2010

Poll: South Dakota governor's race 'wide open'

Results of a poll about the South Dakota gubernatorial candidates show the race to be “wide open,” according to the firm that conducted the poll. The poll, released Friday by Rasmussen Reports, shows Republican Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard, of Garretson, garnering the most support. But even he failed to reach the 50 percent threshold.

By Seth Tupper , February 26, 2010

Calling it unworkable, legislators reject Heidepriem’s spending cap

PIERRE — Senate Democratic leader Scott Heidepriem’s plan to impose a 3 percent cap on the annual growth of spending and employment in state government didn’t survive past its first hearing Thursday.
The Senate Appropriations Committee scrapped the plan on a 5-1 vote. The committee is one of the Legislature’s two panels whose members oversee the state budget.

By Bob Mercer , February 05, 2010

Some local contracts exempt from bid laws

Some local contracts exempt from bid laws When Mitchell school officials set out to choose an architect and construction manager for a $2.5 million stadium replacement project at Joe Quintal Field, they did not seek applications from interested firms. Instead, they turned directly to Puetz Corporation.

By Seth Tupper , December 19, 2009

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Heidepriem says he'd be an 'activist,' not a 'presiding officer'

There have been two distinct kinds of South Dakota governors, according to Scott Heidepriem: “activists” and “presiding officers.” The presiding officers “just sort of are there,” he said, “and allow the state to evolve in whatever way it’s going to.” Activists “grab the state and push it in a direction — a philosophical direction or a development direction that they care about.”

By Seth Tupper , December 04, 2009

Cuts, consolidation part of Heidepriem’s nine-part plan

Cuts, consolidation part of Heidepriem’s nine-part plan Democratic candidate for governor Scott Heidepriem issued a list of nine proposals Thursday — including cuts to state government and a cap on state spending — that aim to usher in “an unprecedented new era of fiscal accountability and openness in state government.”
His campaign issued a news release about the proposals as he was traveling the state to promote them. One of his stops was at The Daily Republic.

By Seth Tupper , December 04, 2009

Gubernatorial candidate Heidepriem unveils budget, reform proposals

Gubernatorial candidate Scott Heidepriem, a Democratic state senator and lawyer from Sioux Falls, today unveiled a package of proposals to address the state's budget deficit and reform parts of state government.

By Staff reports , December 03, 2009

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