1. Calendar
2. June 6 Primary / Voter registration
3. U.S. House raises taxes on South Dakota families
4. For More Information
1. Calendar
Friday, May 19, 4 pm: PENDEM FRIDAY FORUMDunn Brothers Coffee House, 719 Omaha, Rapid City
Topic: Democratic Legislative candidate forum
District 35 Senate Theresa Spry,
District 30 Senate Catherine Ratliff and
District 30 House Franz Brown and Jerry Bloomer.
Thursday, May 25, 6 pm: PENDEM MONTHLY MEETING
Rapid City Public Library, Helen Hoyt Room, 6pm
2. June 6 Primary / Voter registration
We have an election coming up on Tuesday, June 6.
In Rapid City, the the vote will include an up or down vote on zoning changes on Route 16. (A "Yes" vote will allow Wal-Mart [and other retailers] to build.) There are also several primary elections and nonpartisan contests at the city, county and state level. If you have moved, or are not registered, the voter registration deadline is next Monday, May 22. It's very easy to register--more information (and sample ballots) are posted on the web at http://www.votepennco.com/ to choose who will represent the Democrats in November.
3. Republican tax law bad news for families in SD
WASHINGTON (AP) - Taxpayers in eight states without an income tax could soon lose the ability to deduct state sales tax from their federal income tax returns.Another example that Democrats have the answers these days: this recent tax bill passed by our Republican-controlled House of Representatives. A 70-billion tax cut aimed at the wealthy that will deepen our fiscal crisis and at the same time leave most families further behind, especially those in South Dakota.
4. For more information
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