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MERCER: New regent Sutton has long record of good work

May 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Sutton is only 44 but it seems like he’s been around forever getting things done. His latest role is the newest, and the youngest, member on the state Board of Regents. Continue Reading

MERCER: Rounds’ early start appears quite smart

May 5, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Mike now has a head start of six months on any other candidate — if there ever is another candidate.
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MERCER: SD’s path on schools, taxes firmly set by GOP

April 29, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE South Dakota voters made four key decisions in the 18 months after the death of Gov. George S. Mickelson in the 1993 plane crash. Those decisions set the course for the next 20 years and brought us to where the state government is today.
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MERCER: Mickelson laid cornerstone for economic development

April 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic

It wasn’t just farmers and ranchers in trouble. Main Streets were in desperate times, too. Mickelson understood that. His message didn’t just empathize with agriculture. He talked in a way different than any of the other Republicans or Democrats about how to build jobs.
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MERCER: The real tragedy of the 1993 crash was people knew and didn’t warn

April 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

FAA failed to order inspections on type of plane that crashed and killed SD gov after similar incident two years prior.
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MERCER: Starting second year, watershed task force has a twisting history

April 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE — Brad Johnson of Watertown has been an effective voice for clean water in South Dakota as chairman for the state Board of Water and Natural Resources.
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MERCER: If you’re feeling pinched, look who’s pinching you

March 31, 2013 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE — Doesn’t it seem that property taxes and government fees and utility rates and tuition prices are going up left and right? Well, they are.
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MERCER: Problems on the prairie

March 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic

2013 Legislative session illustrated deepening issues of rural South Dakota. Continue Reading

MERCER: Sun shines brighter as business tax breaks to be open in SD

March 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

As recently as the winter of 2008-2009, the Rounds administration resisted revealing the names of the business projects that received permits under South Dakota’s construction-tax refund system.
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MERCER: 2013 session as logical as always

March 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Want the really bad news from the 2013 session of the Legislature? Robo-calls remain legal for political purposes. Continue Reading