What is missing from the Governor’s open government task force? Private citizens.
l3wis While there are some members that will be strong advocates of open government, they will be drowned out by other members. And like I said above, where are the private citizens? I guess we are not important enough to be concerned about open government.
I underlined the members that are truly laughable. One of them, the SF city attorney, was even reprimanded for violations of open government;
- Diane Best, assistant attorney general, Office of the Attorney General
- Dale Blegen, publisher, De Smet News
- Jim Bolin, state Representative, Canton
- Dave Bordewyk, general manager, South Dakota Newspaper Association
- Pat Butler, managing editor, Rapid City Journal
- Jonathan Ellis, journalist, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- Jason Gant, Secretary of State
- Tena Haraldson, director of communications and media relations, University of South Dakota
- Joe Kafka, press secretary, Office of the Governor
- Maricarrol Kueter, executive editor, Argus Leader
- Shawn Lyons, executive director, South Dakota Retailers Association
- Jack Marsh, president and chief operating officer, Al Neuharth Media Center, University of South Dakota
- Al Novstrup, state Senator, Aberdeen
- Bob O’Keefe, deputy state’s attorney, Davison County
- David Owen, president, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Dave Pfeifle, city attorney, Sioux Falls
- Wade Pogany, executive director, Associated School Boards of South Dakota
- Sara Rabern, public information officer, Office of the Attorney General
- Bobbi Rank, assistant attorney general, state Department of Education
- Mark Roby, publisher, Watertown Public Opinion
- Lisa Rothschadl, chair, South Dakota Open Meeting Commission
- Greg Sattizahn, director of policy and legal services, Unified Judicial System
- Yvonne Taylor, executive director, South Dakota Municipal League
- Kevin Thom, sheriff, Pennington County
- Seth Tupper, editor, The Daily Republic, Mitchell
- Tony Venhuizen, director of policy and communications, Office of the Governor
- Waltner, Tim, publisher, Freeman Courier
- David Wiest, deputy secretary, state Department of Revenue
- Bob Wilcox, executive director, South Dakota Association of County Commissioners
- Steve Willard, president, South Dakota Broadcasters Association
- Susan Wismer, state Representative, Britton
- Diane Worrall, executive director, South Dakota Association of Towns and Townships
- Terry Woster, public information officer, state Department of Public Safety
