Dennis Daugaard for Governor

Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Republican nominee for governor, lauded today the decision by Governor Mike Rounds and Attorney General Marty Jackley to join an amicus brief, filed by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, supporting the State of Arizona against the Obama Administration’s legal challenge of Arizona’s new immigration law.[...]

Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard applauded today’s announcement that Ellsworth Air Force Base has been selected for a new mission to house personnel operating Remotely Piloted Aircraft. U.S. Senator John Thune made the announcement in Rapid City today, during a meeting of the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority.[...]

Lt. Governor Dennis Daugaard, the Republican nominee for governor, condemned the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it has again delayed a decision on allowing corn-based ethanol to be blended with gasoline at rates higher than 10%. The current 10% cap on ethanol blends has created a “blend wall” that artificially limits demand for ethanol.[...]

Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Republican nominee for governor, expressed his strong opposition today to the bill sponsored by Senator Tim Johnson that would designate over 48,000 acres of land in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands as a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. “South Dakota does not need more federal control over more land in our state,” said Daugaard.  “The pine beetle infestation in the Black Elk Wilderness area shows that the federal gover[...]