I had a conversation with one of South Dakota’s politicos a while back pointing out that state politics have a major, major election cycle coming – one which could dwarf the election we just had. And just for fun I charted out the road we’re traveling down in the lead up to 2026, as we’re […]
What a Difference a Few Pro-Growth Policies Can Make By Sen. John Thune There’s only one way to describe today’s economy: hot. Wages are growing at the fastest pace in a decade. Economic growth crushed expectations in the first four months of the year. Productivity reached its highest level since 2010. Business investment is up. […]
Focusing on Lowering Healthcare Costs By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Since I’ve been in the Senate, I have been focused on reversing the negative impacts Obamacare has had on South Dakota families. I was working as governor when Obamacare was signed into law and began to be implemented, and I saw firsthand how destructive […]
Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration Making a Return to Mount Rushmore in 2020 PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that following several months of meetings and discussions, the State of South Dakota and the U.S. Department of the Interior have agreed to bring fireworks back to Mount Rushmore National Memorial beginning with the 2020 […]
Tea Party Express Endorses Sen. Mike Rounds in South Dakota Sacramento, CA – Tea Party Express, the nation’s largest grassroots Tea Party political action committee, is pleased to announce its endorsement of Senator Mike Rounds for re-election in South Dakota. Tea Party Express Co-Founder and Chief Strategist Sal Russo said, “Throughout his long and distinguished career in public […]
Some of the great speakers lined up at the @RJC meeting pic.twitter.com/vHGeNgVN0T — Dan Lederman (@danlederman) April 6, 2019 Proud to hear my Governor @govkristinoem speak at the @RJC meeting after @realDonaldTrump and @VP #TrumpAtRJC pic.twitter.com/WcPpEd0q6J — Dan Lederman (@danlederman) April 6, 2019
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s office has issued their opinion regarding the expenditure of public funds for the protection of President Trump when he was in town a short while back. And contrary to what partisan Democrats were complaining, it was ok for the City of Sioux Falls to protect the president when he was in […]
Rep. Johnson Takes Part in First SNAP Hearing as Ranking Member “Work has dignity. Work is opportunity. Work is not a dirty word. Able-bodied adults cannot be kept on the sidelines while we witness historically low unemployment and a record-high seven million open jobs.” Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) took part in […]
Thune: Democrats’ Dangerous Precedent Could Disrupt Senate for Decades to Come “Since President Trump took office, Democrats in the Senate have engaged in a systematic campaign of obstruction, pointlessly delaying qualified nominees for no reason other than the fact that Democrats dislike this president.” WASHINGTON —U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed Senate Democrats’ historic […]
South Dakota Republican Party Registration surpasses Democrat Party Registration by over 100,000 voters. South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman announced today that as of Wednesday, voter registration for the South Dakota Republican Party has overtaken that of South Dakota Democrats by over 100,000 registered voters. “This is tremendous news for the GOP and is […]