July 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE The Gant Affair, as it is becoming known, has brought to mind a question. How does someone become the nominee for a statewide elected office? The answer might surprise you. Continue Reading
July 18, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Tuesday he agrees with the state Division of Criminal Investigation that there exists no evidence of state criminal violations within the scope of DCI’s probe of South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant and his office’s former chief of operations, Pat Powers.
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July 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) An employee at the center of an investigation into South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant’s office has resigned, Gant announced Friday.
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July 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic
In a brief news release issued Friday morning, Secretary of State Jason Gant announced that an embattled employee has resigned. Continue Reading
June 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Sen. Stan Adelstein asks Attorney General Marty Jackley whether Secretary of State Jason Gant should be impeached or removed from office if impropriety or misbehavior is found. Continue Reading
June 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
As Secretary of State employee, Powers could be guilty of conflict of interest and possibly illegal activity, senator says. Continue Reading
August 24, 2011 in The Daily Republic
When South Dakota’s new secretary of state hired a Republican blogger and wrote letters of thanks to lawmakers who helped get bills passed, he crossed a line into partisanship, the South Dakota Democratic Party believes.
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November 22, 2010 in The Daily Republic
South Dakota’s best-known blogger is stepping away from the online world of politics, gossip and opinion.
At least he’s trying to do so. Pat Powers, who founded and did most of the writing for South Dakota War College, a Republican-leaning blog, turned it over to five other conservative writers this week. Blog is a shortened term for a web log, or an online forum.
“I talked about it during the last election,” he said Thursday. “Finally bit the bullet this time.” Continue Reading
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