A decision by the South Dakota legislature’s Executive Board to possibly include paying for trips to American Legislative Exchange Council meetings has created some controversy. ALEC as it is known has advocated for major changes in public education and the role of government. Senator Dan Lederman, a republican, has been a member of ALEC for some time…
Lederman says these national conferences are a good resource for legislators…
Lederman says he doesn’t have a problem if the legislature decided to fund those trips…
Some democratic legislators have called ALEC an “extremist group.”