How should state Legislature spend your tax dollars?
April 11, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Communities across Minnesota should pressure lawmakers to support a public works funding bill, its House sponsor says. Continue Reading
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NOEM: Tax deadline looms
April 1, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Before we can get outside and enjoy the long-awaited warmer temperatures, there’s another annual “holiday” we need to get past first tax day.
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LETTER: Cut unconstitutional spending to fix deficit
March 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
OK, President Obama and Congress, cut out all the political posturing over the annual federal deficit and increasing federal debt. Get down to basics.
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LETTER: City needs to take a close look at spending
March 16, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Current issues are a new events center and a new city hall costing about $10 million. Past issues are the water treatment plant, the Hitchcock swimming pool and the balloon museum.
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Letter to the Editor: Hypocrisy in North Dakota spending
March 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Did you know we are putting more money than required into the legacy fund? We have so much money, our government does not want the public to know. Continue Reading
SD governor signs $2 million funding bill for beetle fight
March 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The $2 million will be available immediately to help counties fight the insects that have devastated pine forests in parts of the Black Hills.
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Wind Cave to close campground due to budget cuts
March 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic
WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK (AP) Wind Cave National Park has closed a campground as it begins implementing 5 percent across-the-board cut in its operating budget due to automatic budget cuts.
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SD lawmakers delay decision on state revenue
March 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) The South Dakota Legislature’s budget-writing committee has delayed a decision on how much revenue to expect for the rest of the current year and the budget year that begins July 1.
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LETTER: Government needs to learn how to budget
March 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The sequester: 3 cents of every dollar would be cut. Ponder this: If my household budget needed to be reduced in like manner, the mortgage would still get paid and there would be enough money for food, gasoline and household bills.
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Noem: House passed ‘targeted cuts’ that would have averted sequestration
February 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Noem issued blistering criticism of President Obama, calling him a poor leader for the nation.
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