GOP governor candidates engage in 2nd TV debate

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Three candidates pledge changes on Medicaid, ag, taxes and education while governor touts results

Four Republicans seeking South Dakota governor debated taxes, Medicaid, agriculture and education on SDPB as early voting nears for the June 2 primary.

3 SD governor candidates pledge changes on Medicaid, ag, taxes and education, while governor touts results

SIOUX FALLS — Three men who want to be governor of South Dakota vowed to do things differently than the current administration on topics including Medicaid, agriculture, taxes and education, while the governor said his results justify keeping him in the job. The four candidates for the Republican nomination met in their second televised debate Monday evening, aired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting in partnership with South Dakota News Watch. …

GOP governor candidates engage in 2nd TV debate

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Bits of new information surfaced Monday night during the second televised debate among the four Republicans competing to be South Dakota's next governor. House Speaker Jon Hansen, for example, told South Dakota Public Broadcasting viewers that, on day one, he would split the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources and [...]

GOP governor candidates debated property taxes, practically nothing else

The four candidates for governor – private citizen Toby Doeden, Congressman Dusty Johnson,  incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden, and state Rep. Jon Hansen – met in a televised debate Monday night. They spent most of the hour talking about taxes, generally focusing on property taxes and how to lower them.Though certainly relevant, the amount of time spent on property taxes at the expense of other issues was frustrating … and seemed odd to me for a couple…