South Dakota legislative democrats are upset that the Executive Board has authorized lawmakers to be reimbursed for trips to meetings of the “American Legislative Exchange Council” or “ALEC.” House Minority Leader Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton says the extra travel money was added late in the session, which is an issue in itself…
Hunhoff says ALEC is a “right wing, extremist lobbying organization,”…
Hunhoff says the major backers of ALEC have their own agenda…
The legislature added half a million dollars to allow lawmakers to attend regional and national legislative meetings