GFP Commission Briefed on Non-Meandered Waters Legislation
The Game Fish and Parks Commission Thursday was briefed on the status of legislation moving through the legislature dealing with the lake access issues on […]
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DiSanto Says Lawmakers Deserve a Safe Workplace
Representative Lynne DiSanto of Box Elder says she hopes House leadership takes a “more serious look” at allegations of workplace abuse. DiSanto was confronted last […]
Committee Votes to Remove Sunset From Non-Meandered Waters Bill
On a vote of 7-2 the Senate Ag and Natural Resource Committee has approved removing the sunset from the Non-Meandered Lakes bill. Game, Fish and […]
Special Committee Will Consider Discipline for Rapid City Representative
Members of the South Dakota House voted Friday 45 to 13 to set up a special committee on discipline and expulsion to investigate the behavior […]
SD Lawmakers Will Have More Money to Work With
The legislature will be working with a little more money than projected, but that could create some bigger problems. Tax revenue will be up about […]
House Approves Pay Raise for Legislators
The South Dakota House of Representatives has approved a bill that would give pay raises to lawmakers. This would be the first pay incresae for […]
Bill to Strengthen Sex Offender Registry Passes House Judiciary
A bill that would improve South Dakota’s Sex Offender Registry unanimously passed out of the House Judiciary Committee Wed. morning. Under South Dakota law, any […]
Committee Defeats Measure Aimed at Initiated Measures
A bill has been narrowly defeated that would have taken a proposed amendment to the November election that would require legislative approval of any vote […]
Committee Kills Bill Exempting the Mentally Ill from Death Penalty
The Senate Judiciary Committee has killed a bill that would have prevented people who are seriously mentally ill from receiving the death penalty. The measure […]
Lawmakers Begin Budget Work Next Week
Now that South Dakota legislators have the latest revenue projections, the nuts and bolts work of putting a budget together begins next week. Representative Jean […]