The Minnehaha County Commission chose Tuesday to defer any action to make it harder to build pipelines in South Dakota’s most populous county until the…
Tag: Jeff Barth
Iowa Prof: Economic Benefits of Government-Subsidized CO2 Pipelines Exaggerated, Fleeting
Published 2022-07-12
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Democratic candidate for Public Utilities Commission Jeff Barth has made clear that he thinks carbon dioxide pipelines are bad for South Dakota. Far from disqualifying…
Barth Draws Nelson Out; Commissioner Says PUC Can’t Do Anything to Protect Landowners from Eminent Domain
Published 2022-07-11
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Jeff Barth knows how to stir the pot. On Saturday, Barth accepted the Democratic nomination for Public Utilities Commissioner and immediately went on the warpath…
Barth Runs for PUC, Promises to Protect Landowners from Eminent Domain and CO2 Pipeline
Published 2022-07-10
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Democratic nominee Jeff Barth will run against incumbent Republican Chris Nelson for Public Utilities Commissioner. In accepting his party’s nomination yesterday in Fort Pierre, Minnehaha…
Sparrow Map Puts Five GOP Incumbents in New District 25; Barth, Healy Get Better Maps
Published 2021-11-15
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Dell Rapids has enjoyed unusual success in electing legislators in the past decade. While this lovely Sioux River Valley town has a population of just…
Barth: Coronavirus That Goes on in Sturgis Doesn’t Stay in Sturgis
Published 2020-08-09
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Minnehaha County Commissioner Jeff Barth has taken Governor Kristi Noem’s advice and put on his positive pants. He’s positive that crowding tens of thousands of…
Hawks, Kloucek Call for SDDP Shake-Up; Barth Urges Keeping Staff, Learning from Failures
Published 2016-11-16
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Not one South Dakota Democrat who face Republican opponents won first place in last week’s votes for Legislature and higher. Incumbents Spence Hawley and Julie Bartling defaulted into…
Barth Defends Indian Voting Rights, Tells Jackson County to Surrender
Published 2015-08-19
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Minnehaha County Commissioner Jeff Barth digs Indian voting rights. He does not dig Jackson County’s effort to stifle Indian voting rights on Minnehaha County taxpayers’ dime. Commission…