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
153 Stories, most recent news story added Wed Nov 5, 4:33 pm EST
News Stories
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Gay Marriage Bans Poised To Pass, Abortion Bans Fail
NPR - Tue Nov 4, 10:45 pm ESTA same-sex marriage ban is winning in California's early returns. In South Dakota and Colorado, voters have rejected abortion-restricting measures.
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Johnson, Herseth Sandlin Win With Some McCain Voters
KELO Sioux Falls - Wed Nov 5, 2:49 pm ESTAn Associated Press exit poll shows that South Dakota's Democratic members of Congress won re-election with the support ...
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40 Days for Life: Pro-Lifers Must Look Beyond Elections and Focus on Making a Local Impact
Christian News Wire - Wed Nov 5, 4:33 pm ESTWASHINGTON, Nov. 5 / Christian Newswire / -- "With the defeat of pro-life ballot initiatives in Colorado and South Dakota, the election of an ardent abortion advocate for president, and an increase in the number of abortion proponents in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, some pro-lifers may feel a sense of despair today," said David Bereit, national campaign director of 40 Days for ...
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Abortion bans are voted down
The Bryan-College Station Eagle - Wed Nov 5, 7:22 am ESTVoters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only the second sta ...
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Voters in 2 states reject abortion curbs
Lexington Herald-Leader - Wed Nov 5, 2:56 am ESTVoters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans on abortion, and Washington became the second state . after Oregon . to offer terminally ill people the option of physician-assisted suicide. In California, exit polls suggested a close race on a high-profile measure that would ban gay marriage . the first time such a vote has taken ...
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S.D. stays Republican, goes for McCain
The Argus Leader - Wed Nov 5, 4:13 am ESTJohn McCain retained South Dakota's red-state status, but for the first time since 1996, the state voted for the losing candidate. McCain led Barack Obama with 53.3 percent of the vote late Tuesday and 769 of 799 precincts reporting. South Dakota hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964. In the past two elections, George W. Bush won the state with more than 60 percent of ...
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Voters Reject Abortion Ban
KELO Sioux Falls - Wed Nov 5, 10:05 am ESTInitiated Measure 11, a proposed ban on abortions was one of the biggest issues on South Dakota's ballot this year.
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Democrats May Gain In House
KELO Sioux Falls - Wed Nov 5, 9:19 am ESTDemocrats appeared to be gaining four seats in the South Dakota House, as late election returns were still being counted.
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Abortion ban rejection might leave supporters with nowhere to go
The Argus Leader - Wed Nov 5, 4:14 am ESTFor the second election in a row, South Dakota voters rejected by a double-digit margin an attempt to ban abortion in the state. The margin for Initiated Measure 11- a proposed law to criminalize abortion unless done in cases of rape or pregnancy or to safe the life or health of a woman- was 55-45 with 736 of 799 precincts reported early Wednesday. That's slightly closer than the 56-44 margin ...
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State ballots across country feature hot-button social issues
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Wed Nov 5, 1:06 am ESTVoters in Colorado and South Dakota rejected ballot measures Tuesday that could have led to sweeping bans of abortion, and Washington became only
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
