The South Dakota legislature is considering a bill that critics claim would legalize the killing of abortion doctors. The legislation stands a good chance of passage following approval by a state House committee Tuesday. (more)
Last Valentine’s Day, South Dakota businessman Ted Hustead fell in love, politically speaking. (more)
A bill has been introduced in the South Dakota legislature that would require all able-bodied residents to purchase a firearm, the Argus Leader reports. (more)
November 2 was a good day for those who support substance-abuse prevention, and a bad day for potheads and for those who support marijuana legalization. (more)
Rising Republican star Kristi Noem is solidifying her lead in the South Dakota House race and now leads incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin by five points, according to a new poll. (more)
If money is any indication, the hottest Republican House candidate in the country is Kristi Noem. The 38-year-old rancher has raised more campaign cash than any Republican house challenger in the country. (more)
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a potential presidential candidate, this weekend defended his vote for the 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which Tea Party activists vehemently oppose. (more)
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the “Daschle slayer” who beat the Senate Democratic leader in 2004, is ramping up plans for a presidential run in 2012, associates say. (more)
John Thune leaned forward, peered out of the small window in the 9-seat King Air 200, extended his index finger, and smiled. (more)
Last week was a good one for picks – 12 wins, 4 losses. So this week will likely be far worse. (more)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Cancer has ravaged several of Ann Aberson’s relatives, so she doesn’t have a problem with her two teenage daughters wearing bracelets to raise awareness of breast cancer. (more)
Sen. John Thune has already spent more than $4.6 million on a re-election campaign that doesn’t have an opponent. (more)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — As South Dakota’s lone House member, Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) wants each of her votes to reflect the wholesome, conservative values of this rural rectangle of a state. So she has artfully tailored her record: no on the health-care overhaul; no on the Wall Street bailouts; no on the cap-and-trade energy bill. She’s a proud Democrat, she says, but a prouder South Dakotan. (more)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Friday that he expects former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be among the crowd of GOP presidential candidates in 2012. (more)
With speculation growing that he’ll join the wide-open 2012 Republican presidential field, South Dakota Sen. John Thune plans to roll out a sweeping proposal Tuesday to remake the congressional budget process. (more)
“This is personal but John Thune is somebody that I have nightmares about,” says DNC executive director Jennifer O’Malley Dillon. O’Malley Dillon has worked for Tim Johnson and Tom Daschle; both men were defeated by John Thune. Thune ousted Tim Johnson in ’96 for a seat in the House of Representatives and in 2004 Thune unseated then Senate Minority Leader and Leader of the Senate Democrats, Tom Daschle. The DNC director also noted of Thune: “He has his head down and is doing some policy stuff. [You] just got to start looking at him.” Thune is also running for re-election this year but has no Democrat or Republican challengers. (more)
Heritage Action for America, the Heritage Foundation’s grassroots advocacy spin-off, is urging congressional leaders to sign on to Iowa Rep. Steve King’s discharge petition, aimed at repealing Obamacare. (more)
DETROIT — (AP) States have the authority to enforce immigration laws and protect their borders, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said Wednesday in a legal brief on behalf of nine states supporting Arizona’s immigration law. (more)
Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin, Biznet…the list of social and business networking sites go on and on and on. It is hard to imagine how we made it through the day just a few years back without all of these sites to write about our daily comings and goings. How could we have gotten along without knowing that Facebook Friend X just drove across the country with her three cats and two dogs, ate in five diners and had a flat tire in South Dakota? Or that Facebook Friend Y’s little three-year old daughter Cody just threw up on the living room couch while her two-year old brother Jackson pooped on the floor? Life would not be the same without knowing that these events occurred. (more)
