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three affiliates that share the outfit's Washington, D.C., address -- Century Data Mailing Service, Century Data Systems Corp. and Legacy Lists Inc.
• Bosworth's campaign also paid Century Data Mailing Service more than $35,000 during the fourth quarter.
• Bosworth said she's drawn numerous small donations of $20 to $50 from regular people who support the conservative movement and are looking for someone other than a career politician.
• "I'm not the standard selection," she said.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota House has defeated two measures regarding the state's participation in a convention to amend the U.S. constitution.
• An initiative to call a convention to propose an amendment requiring a federal balanced budget was rejected on a 28-42 vote. Supporters say the resolution is a way to address the federal deficit. Opponents say they fear a runaway convention that would address other issues.
• Another proposal concerning such convention failed on a 33-37 vote. That measure would have barred delegates from voting on any amendments not authorized by the state Legislature. One critic of the proposal says the state does not have authority to limit the convention.
• To call a convention, 34 states would have to apply. To adopt a constitutional amendment, 38 states would have to concur.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Wildland Fire Division is exhorting burn permit holders to ensure that burned brush piles are extinguished.
• The agency says the chances of a fire spreading will increase because of the milder temperatures expected to move through the region.
• Burn permits are issued from Oct. 1 through Apr. 1st each winter. Weather and snow cover determine if permits are issued.
• Jim Strain is the division's chief of operations. He says his office has issued several burn permits within the last week.
• Officials say the division has issued about 30,000 burn permits through its web-based permit program since 2005.
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