Vietnam veteran Arnold W. Bergstrom of Rapid City will present a photo tour of his US Army experiences fighting Viet Cong in underground tunnels on Saturday, January 9, 900-1130 am (first half hour is social period) at Ellsworth Air Force Base’s South Dakota Air and Space Museum, a free event sponsored by the Black Hills Veterans Writing Group.

Today, Secretary of State Shantel Krebs announced that an Initiated Measure To Set A Maximum Finance Charge for Certain Lenders (36% rate cap) was validated and certified to be on the November 2016 general election ballot as a ballot measure the citizens will vote on.

Today, Secretary of State Shantel Krebs announced that an Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to Provide for State Legislative Redistricting by a Commission was validated and certified to be on the November 2016 general election ballot as a ballot measure that the citizens will vote on.

On December 21, Secretary of State Shantel Krebs announced that an Initiated Amendment to the South Dakota Constitution to Expand Rights for Crime Victims was validated and certified to be on the November 2016 general election ballot as a ballot measure that the citizens will vote on.

Both houses of congress have now had a chance to vote on the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that funds the Obama Agenda, including open borders, executive amnesty, more H2-B visas for low-skilled foreign workers, an increase in spending, Planned Parenthood, wind farm tax credits, President Obama’s racial zoning quotas, and ObamaCare.

There will be a meeting on curriculum and the Constitution Saturday with presentations from Mark the Freedom Poet, South Dakota Sen. Phil Jensen, South Dakota Rep. Lynn DiSanto, South Dakota House Candidate Tim Goodwin and Rapid City School Board Member Kate Thomas.

South Dakota RINO Governor Dennis Daugaard gave his annual State of the State address today, calling for more “free stuff” that other people will have to pay for.

With more than half the nation’s governors stating clearly that Syrian refugees are not welcome in their state without better security screening, why has South Dakota’s Governor Dennis Daugaard been so reluctant to show a little backbone and stand up for the safety of South Dakotans? There may be an answer.

The South Dakota Blue Ribbon Task Force on education now has it’s report out, and it’s pretty much what thinking people expected all along: a call for more of your money to be spent on the education bureaucracy

As Governor Daugaard dragged his feet for days other Governors across the nation took a stand against having Syrian refugees settled in their back yards. Now Governor Daugaard has only joined in calling for additional background checks and refuses to fight the federal government if they decide to choose South Dakota as their dumping ground.