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MORE BAYBEEZ! But only at a hospital

Ghost of Dude 9Comments

The state house has rejected a bill that would have allowed home births to be conducted by certified midwives. Despite a good record from the 24 states that allow the practice, it seems it just won’t cut it here.

The first comment on the Argus Leader article about the bill says it best.  In a state where a large percentage of the population lives in the middle of nowhere, it makes sense to have certified midwives who can deliver babies at home. It’s perfectly reasonable to do so, and the hundred or so baby books I’ve read lately all sing the praises of midwives and home birth – just have lots of towels.

One wonders about how the two largest health care systems in the state may have influenced this vote as well…

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Have 20 of our state senators completely lost their frickin’ minds?

l3wis 0Comments

Apparently So. They continue to try to get this Amendment on the ballot. I hope the House has enough sense to vote this down and kill it in it’s tracks.

Sen. Scott Heidepriem, D-Sioux Falls, says the state might scare off the Iowa developers by giving the governor and Legislature power to respond to such border threats.

Listen, I understand your revenue concerns, but they are silly. One wonders if you are just doing this to protect video lottery owners. The facts are simple. If a large Casino opens in Larchwood it will supply many quality jobs to residents of Sioux Falls, high-paying, good benefits jobs. These people will live and spend their paychecks in Sioux Falls. Also, people who travel to the Casino from other parts of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota will most likely come shopping in Sioux Falls. I think the casino in Iowa would actually boost the economy in Sioux Falls. The losers? Video Lottery casinos on the Eastside of Sioux Falls. Who cares. Boo-Hoo!

Senator Knudson is the only one who got it right;

Sen. Dave Knudson, R-Sioux Falls, said the proposed amendment doesn’t limit the types of gambling the governor and lawmakers could create.

“In the end, this will have the effect of locating one mega-casino in Sioux Falls,” Knudson said. He said it likely would also result in development of huge casinos for the state’s reservations.

Of course, now if he can just get a backbone, this might have not passed the Senate.

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As the SD Mainstream Media sleeps a letter writer points out Representative Gordon Howie’s obvious conflict of interest with his tax proposal

l3wis 2Comments

By the Way – did I mention I own a lot of Real Estate?

Representative Howie says it just ‘makes sense’ that he would be saving a lot of moolah with his proposed tax plan;

According to the Web site www.co. pennington.sd.us/PropertyTax, Howie and his various limited liability companies pay +/- $80,000 per year in property taxes. With his annual tax break of almost $28,000, he would have to spend almost $1.4 million to burn up his savings.

Can you see who his plan helps?

Gordon, you make a mockery of a democratic society.

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Tell us what you ‘really’ think of the voters decision on term limits

l3wis 2Comments

Apparently some SD legislators forgot about how the public voted in November;

The State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 Wednesday to endorse SJR3, a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend term limits to 12 consecutive years in a chamber. It also would change the current two-year terms in the Senate to four years.

And they wonder why we have ballot initiatives – go figure.

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