Herman Schumacher
CattleNetwork.com - Wed Dec 3, 8:53 am ESTto provide input to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team just days after the election, according to South Dakota newspaper publisher Allan Burke.
South Dakota Elections
145 Stories, most recent news story added Sat Nov 8, 2:14 am EST
News Stories
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SD Voter Turnout Average
KELO Sioux Falls - Wed Nov 5, 11:34 am ESTSouth Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson says voter turnout in the general election was about average, at a shade over 75%.
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Deadwood, S.D., plays winning hand
Rocky Mountain News - Sat Nov 8, 2:14 am ESTCraig Skinner watched in astonishment as the blackjack player seated to his right rode a lucky streak into a seventh hour at the Silverado casino. Such wagers were impossible in this Black Hills town until South Dakota voters in 2000 allowed casinos to increase the maximum bet to $100 from $5. A previous effort had failed. What that means is simple: "You can win more," said Skinner, who was up ...
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Ballot losses stun abortion foes
Courier-Post - Fri Nov 7, 8:46 am ESTDivisions between two camps of the anti-abortion movement may have helped doom ballot measures to ban abortion in South Dakota and Colorado and stymied plans to challenge the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in the voting booth.
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California gay marriage vote undecided; abortion bans defeated in South Dakota, Colorado
Canadian Business - Wed Nov 5, 11:37 am ESTLisa Leff November 5, 2008 - 11:18 a.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage — and with it the personal lives of thousands of gay couples — hinged on about 3 million absentee and provisional ballots early Wednesday.
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South Dakota voter turnout is 'incredible'
KOTA Rapid City - Wed Nov 5, 12:42 pm ESTOn average, this year's election voter turnout was about 10 percent higher than the last six presidential elections, according to data from the United States Elections Project.
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South Dakota Election Results
KELO Sioux Falls - Wed Nov 5, 12:18 pm ESTElection results from races across the state can be found right here on KELOLAND.com.
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S.D. voter turnout average: 73 percent
The Bismarck Tribune - Thu Nov 6, 3:57 pm ESTPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson said voter turnout in Tuesday’s general election was about average, at a shade more than 73 percent.
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McCain and Obama neck and neck in South Dakota
KOTA Rapid City - Tue Nov 4, 9:39 pm ESTInitial numbers show Republican candidate John McCain is ahead of Barack Obama by just 2 percent.
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California Ends Same-Sex Marriage; Abortion Bans Fail (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 5, 4:15 pm ESTNov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- California backed putting an end to same-sex marriages, Massachusetts defeated a plan to scrap its income tax, and South Dakota for a second time struck down a bid to outlaw almost all abortions.
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Daschle says he'd consider job in new administration
The Argus Leader - Thu Nov 6, 3:02 am ESTWASHINGTON - One day after he helped engineer President-elect Barack Obama's victory, former South Dakota senator and Democratic Majority Leader Tom Daschle said he has no idea what he'll be doing after Inauguration Day. Daschle said in a telephone interview Wednesday he's been too busy helping Obama with his transition to the White House and hasn't had time to think about what role he might ...
Local Stories
Hermosa man plans to press pot issue at legislature
Rapid City Journal - Wed Dec 3, 7:54 am ESTBelle Fourche council delays softening feedlot concerns
Rapid City Journal - Wed Dec 3, 7:56 am ESTSD Legislature May Face Marijuana Issue Again
KSFY Sioux Falls - Sun Nov 30, 4:26 pm ESTUSD Forum: Obama Inspires International Hope
Vermillion Plain Talk - Fri Nov 28, 2:52 am ESTResults In For Kids Voting Project In SD
KELO Sioux Falls - Sat Nov 22, 9:34 pm ESTGun Sales Increase In South Dakota
Yankton Press & Dakotan - Fri Nov 21, 2:37 am ESTMedical marijuana debate to return
The Argus Leader - Sun Nov 23, 2:58 am ESTDefeated SD Lawmaker Decides Against Legal Challenge
KELO Sioux Falls - Sat Nov 22, 3:49 pm ESTThune Set To Be No. 5 Senate GOP
KELO Sioux Falls - Mon Nov 17, 3:35 pm ESTThune: Leadership Post Good For SD
KELO Sioux Falls - Thu Nov 13, 6:20 pm EST
