The gag order that Governor Kristi Noem has imposed across state government leaves citizens in the dark about how elected officials and public agencies are…
Tag: Steve Barnett
Barnett Quits Early, Monae Johnson Gets Head Start on Rigging Elections
Published 2022-12-05
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Steve Barnett is so mad that his party didn’t renominate him for another four years as Secretary of State that he’s quitting early, allowing election-saboteuse…
Barnett to Lobby for Electric Coops While Waiting for Monae to Fail
Published 2022-11-11
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
The South Dakota Rural Electric Association has turned to another Republican establishment figure from Aberdeen to run its largely socialist operations. In October, SDREA picked…
Dakotans for Health Proposes Initiatives to Repeal Sales Tax on Food
Published 2022-08-17
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Attorney General Mark Vargo has been on the job for less than two months, and his job doesn’t really include keeping the public updated on…
Weighted Vote Hews Closely to SDGOP Delegate Headcount; Natvig Needed to Flip 7 Jackley Voters to Win
Published 2022-06-27
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
While still apparently so shell-shocked at the mugwump convention revolt against his mainstream GOP sponsors that he hasn’t offered any substantive commentary or analysis on…
Jackley, Rhoden Nearly Lose Nominations; SDGOP Tosses Barnett, Picks Less Qualified Monae Johnson for Secretary of State
Published 2022-06-26
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Jason Ravnsborg is gone, but the kakistocratic spirit that led his party to nominate him in 2018 (not to mention Trump in 2016 and 2020)…
Keintz Withdrew from District 1 House April 22; Vacancy Occurred After June 7
Published 2022-06-15
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Sally Jo Sorensen of Bluestem Prairie notices that her Democratic District 1 Representative, Jennifer Healy Keintz, didn’t really want another term in the Legislature. Sorenson reports that…
Secretary of State Forgets Campaign Finance Law He Enforced in 2020, Causes Non-Compliance by 22 Legislative Candidates
Published 2022-06-01
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
At least 22 candidates for Legislature appear to be out of compliance with South Dakota campaign finance law…and it appears their failure of compliance stems…
Frankenstein Seeks Delay for Manhart’s Response; SOS Barnett Dodges with Erroneous Technicalities; Both Ignore Facts of Manhart’s Illegal Candidacy
Published 2022-05-30
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
Sally Jo Sorensen of Bluestem Prairie serves the public by posting the responses of both recent Wisconsin immigrant Logan Manhart and Secretary of State Steve Barnett to…
Barnett, Price, Gill Violate Federal Voter Law, Fail to Register Indian Voters
Published 2022-05-29
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Cory Allen Heidelberger
T. Denny Sanford didn’t break the law, but Secretary of State Steve Barnett, Department of Social Services Secretary Laurie Gill and Department of Public Safety…