September 22, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY
 
NEWS CONFERENCE
 
RAPID CITY
YES on 10 Campaign Kickoff
Wednesday, Sept. 24th
10:15 a.m
 
Radisson Hotel
445 Mt Rushmore Road
Rapid City, SD 57701
 
Supporters will kick off their bipartisan campaign for a YES vote on Initiated Measure 10, including unveiling a new web video exposing how the "Pay to Play" system in Pierre allows politicians to reward their campaign donors with no-bid government contracts, while government contractors in return financially reward the politicians who award their no-bid contracts.
 
Measure 10 would prohibit this non-competitive system -- already illegal for federal candidates and federal government contractors -- which increases the cost of government services at the state and local level, all at South Dakota taxpayers' expense. 
 
                Richard Butler, D-Faith
                State Treasurer of South Dakota 1995-2003
 
                Sam Kephart, R-Spearfish
                Republican primary candidate for U.S. Senate, 2008
 
                Tonchi Weaver, Rapid City
                Board Member
                South Dakotans for Open and Clean Government
 
 
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