DOT -- Highway tax hike unlikely

By Bob Mercer, Capital Journal (Pierre)

The Legislature will be presented a package of proposed tax increases for highway funding in the 2010 session, but state Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist said Thursday he doesn't foresee lawmakers coming up with any more money for road maintenance and projects.
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Pricey fight over ban expected

By Peter Harriman, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)

Backers of a statewide smoking ban say they expect to be outspent by opponents in what's expected to be a hard-fought campaign after deciding Thursday not to appeal a judge's ruling.
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New deputy secretary for S.D. VA

By Staff Reports, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)

Steve Harding has taken over as deputy secretary of the South Dakota Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Read More

SD employers continue to benefit from work tax credit program

By Staff Reports, Capital Journal (Pierre)

The South Dakota Department of Labor says $5.7 million in tax credits were provided to employers in the state through the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program in federal fiscal year 2009, ending Sept. 30. Read More

DOT giving away more than 50 acres in Beadle County

By Bob Mercer, Capital Journal (Pierre)

The state Transportation Commission hesitated at first but then consented Thursday to give away more than 50 acres of land in Beadle County. Read More

Candidates for governor in forum

By Josh Verges, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)

Four candidates for governor are set to discuss their views on K-12 education today in Pierre. Read More

H1N1 toll in S.D. hits 19

By John Walker, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)

The report comes as communities dispense free vaccines to fight the virus. Read More

Dakotas deal with vaccine shortages

By Wayne Ortman, The Associated Press, The Bismarck Tribune

The uncertainty over weekly allotments of a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine has complicated efforts to organize immunization clinics and distribute it to hundreds of providers in North Dakota and South Dakota. Read More

Gov. Michael Rounds (R)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Pierre
	State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
	Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R)
	Secretary of State Chris Nelson (R)
	Attorney General Larry Long (R)
	Senate President: Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R)
	Senate President Pro Tem: Bob Gray (R)
	House Speaker: Tom Deadrick (R)

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