Tag: South Dakota Election

South Dakota: Incumbent Rides Pelosi Coattails Out of Job

By HR Hero Alerts Nov 4, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 4, 2010

by Jane Pfeifle, Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, P.C. South Dakota voters overwhelmingly supported Republican candidates as they swept to victory in all of the state constitutional office races, including the governor’s race. On a national level, Blue Dog Democratic candidate Stephanie Herseth Sandlin lost her third-term bid for the state’s lone seat in the […]

South Dakota Voters Just Say No to Medical Marijuana

By HR Hero Alerts Nov 3, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 3, 2010

By Jane Pfeifle Though a similar measure was narrowly defeated in 2006, this year South Dakota resoundingly rejected Initiative 13, which called for the legalization of medical marijuana. As a result employers can breathe a sigh of relief because the measure raised numerous questions about how they might be called on to respond to employees […]