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Column: Domestic Violence Debate is Abusively Stupid

By John Gossom March 9, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - South Dakota lawmakers found themselves unable to agree on a bill that would update and clarify domestic violence policy.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

Column: Senate Unwilling to Approve ‘Any Willing Provider’

By John Gossom March 7, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - After passing the house, the bill to force insurers to accept free patient choice in healthcare providers was voted down resoundingly in the South Dakota Senate.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News Tags: health

Real Estate Recovery Bodes Well for Sioux Falls Economy

By John Gossom March 6, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

SIOUX FALLS - Real Estate development in the Sioux Falls area underwent a significant increase last year and stands to do even better in 2013. A recovery in the construction sector is seen as a welcome indicator of a strengthening economy overall.

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Category: Local News Tags: Economy, Sioux Falls

Column: Both Sides Are Not Equally to Blame

By John Gossom March 4, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

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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Category: US/World News

Column: Hiding from Transparency

By John Gossom February 28, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

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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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

Column: Media, Myths, and the Minimum Wage

By John Gossom February 27, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

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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Category: US/World News

Column: Uncertainty Surrounds South Dakota Budget Plan

By John Gossom February 26, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

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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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

Allowing Mentally Ill to Have Guns is Crazy

By John Gossom February 22, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - The South Dakota House of Representatives has decided to continue with the state policy of defying federal gun law.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News

Facebook Takes Advantage Multi-million Dollar Tax Breaks

By John Gossom February 21, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook has released its tax information and despite the fact that it made over a billion dollars in profits last year, the company won’t be paying any taxes, but will instead be collecting a $429 million refund.

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Category: US/World News Tags: Business, Economy, Taxes

Lawmakers Look to Make ‘Super Majorities’ the Rule

By John Gossom February 20, 2013 | 1140 KSOO-AM

PIERRE - Raising the bar to require a super majority is simply undemocratic.

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Category: Local News, South Dakota News Tags: Taxes

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