Politics

WASHINGTON - Even a cursory look at the facts demonstrates that the Republicans are responsible for this manufactured sequester crisis, and your media outlets are doing you a disservice by pretending otherwise.

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PIERRE - A South Dakota Senate committee is considering a bill that would provide prenatal care to pregnant women who are in the country illegally.

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans refused Saturday to concede any culpability for failing to stave off what both parties acknowledged was a foolhardy way to slash spending.

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WASHINGTON - Automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday are expected to touch a vast range of government services.

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PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has given final legislative approval to an extension of what is already the nation's longest waiting period for a woman to receive an abortion.

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PIERRE - State legislators can’t agree about how much access you should have to the goings on of local government committee meetings.

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PIERRE - The South Dakota legislative committee that puts together the state budget is working to determine how much money the state will have to spend next year.

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WASHINGTON - Right-wingers like to convince themselves that something is true then repeat it ad nauseum hoping that the rest of us will come to believe it as well. Surprisingly, they have had some success with this strategy.

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SIOUX FALLS - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has ordered that flags at the state Capitol be lowered to half-staff this weekend in memory of former state legislator Donald Haggar.

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PIERRE - There is a good deal of uncertainty surrounding the South Dakota budget at the moment. What is making the job atypical is that no one knows how much to count on coming from Washington.

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