South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirmed today the first School Sentinel Training Program has been scheduled for July 25- August 5, 2016 at the Law Enforcement Training Academy in Pierre.

With absentee voting starting April 22nd for the June 7th primary, Secretary of State Shantel Krebs is informing citizens of the Vote 605 App that allows registered voters to look up their polling place from their smart phone or tablet.

The fourth annual John Witherspoon College ScholarShare on April 12 will feature a wonderful banquet, rich fellowship, an update on our remarkable fourth year, and a powerful challenge from former Presidential Candidate and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a true Patriot with a dynamic core of conviction, who has never let the best interests of our country be subordinated to political correctness.

Family Heritage Alliance Action has released it’s scorecard for the 2016 South Dakota legislative session. The scorecard scored 20 bills including topics ranging from restroom safety bills, human trafficking, civil asset forfeiture, alcohol, education, abortion, gambling, parental rights and more. Many of the results were not surprising, as we have come to know what to expect from many legislators, both good and bad.

A young girl of 11 hides in the ruins of 1945 Berlin with her mother as the Soviet Army overruns the city in the final hours of the Third Reich. Ingrid Radke-Azvedo was witness to the brutal atrocities that comes from revenge. She will tell her story visually to the Black Hills Veterans Writing Group on Saturday, April 9, at Ellsworth Air Force Base’s South Dakota Air and Space Museum, 9-1130 am (first half hour is social period).

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the Attorney General ballot explanation for Initiated Measure 21, which sets a limit of 36% as the maximum that certain money lenders are permitted to charge on loans.

Today, South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs announced that a new recognized political party has been formed. The Constitution Party submitted 7,655 valid signatures.

On March 16, 2016, the South Dakota Attorney General held a community meeting inviting the press and the community in order to provide an update on the death and financial investigation into the Gear Up program. Prior to beginning the meeting, a pastor opened with a general prayer. The ACLU has characterized the prayer as a constitutional violation.

The “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (SB 72) becomes law in South Dakota on July 1, thanks to the overwhelming support of our compassionate legislators and Governor Dennis Daugaard. South Dakota has become the 13th state to take this step toward life and the sanctity thereof!

I just got word that Rep. Fred Deutsch, the sponsor of the bill, has changed his mind and will seek to override the governor’s veto in both the house and senate. According to the representative who approached me, there are more than enough votes on the House side, but they are four votes short of a veto override on the Senate side.