KSOO-AM 1140 - Live, Local and Breaking News from Sioux Falls, South Dakota » South Dakota Legislature http://ksoo.com The Talk of Sioux Falls Sat, 25 May 2013 22:15:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Governor Vetoes SB 115 http://ksoo.com/governor-vetoes-sb-115/ http://ksoo.com/governor-vetoes-sb-115/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:13:27 +0000 Gene Hetland http://ksoo.com/?p=76629 South Dakota lawmakers apparently will have a reason to go back to Pierre on March 25.

Governor Dennis Daugaard's office says the chief executive has vetoed Senate Bill 115.

Spokesman Joe Kafka describes it this way:

SB115 - An Act to increase the commercial fertilizer inspection fee for purposes of fertilizer-related research and to create the Nutrient Research Education Council to promote such research.

There had been just a little

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]]> http://ksoo.com/governor-vetoes-sb-115/feed/ 0 South Dakota Legisators Fund Jobs and Economic Incentives Plan http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legisators-fund-jobs-and-economic-incentives-plan/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legisators-fund-jobs-and-economic-incentives-plan/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:25:24 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=73026 The economic development incentives proposal being created by the legislature is almost completed.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legisators-fund-jobs-and-economic-incentives-plan/feed/ 0 (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) Two Scholarship Programs Approved by South Dakota Legislature http://ksoo.com/two-scholarship-programs-approved-by-south-dakota-legislature/ http://ksoo.com/two-scholarship-programs-approved-by-south-dakota-legislature/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:04:13 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=73007 The South Dakota Legislature has agreed to create two college scholarship programs.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/two-scholarship-programs-approved-by-south-dakota-legislature/feed/ 0 (Photo by Nate Shron/Getty Images) South Dakota Legislature Speeds Jobs Bill Through System http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-speeds-jobs-bill-through-system/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-speeds-jobs-bill-through-system/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:02:10 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=72697 In the South Dakota legislature, last years most contentious issue is this year's love fest.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-speeds-jobs-bill-through-system/feed/ 0 (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) Quick South Dakota Legislative Update http://ksoo.com/quick-south-dakota-legislative-update/ http://ksoo.com/quick-south-dakota-legislative-update/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:18:52 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=70733 The South Dakota Legislature has until March 8th to decide the fate of numerous pieces of legislation.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/quick-south-dakota-legislative-update/feed/ 0 South Dakota Legislature, Governor Daugaard May Disagree On Medicaid http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-and-governor-daugaard-may-disagree-on-medicaid/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-and-governor-daugaard-may-disagree-on-medicaid/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:18:25 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=68689 South Dakota Legislators met their Feb 20th deadline by dealing with all proposed legislation introduced in their respective bodies.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-legislature-and-governor-daugaard-may-disagree-on-medicaid/feed/ 0 Are South Dakota Politicians Attacking Women in Abortion Debate http://ksoo.com/some-legislators-in-pierre-seem-to-think-women-are-not-too-bright/ http://ksoo.com/some-legislators-in-pierre-seem-to-think-women-are-not-too-bright/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:20:58 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=67225 A legislative proposal in my opinion, paints women as not too bright, and not able to make important decisions without help from the all knowing state government.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/some-legislators-in-pierre-seem-to-think-women-are-not-too-bright/feed/ 0 (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) Guns Allowed In South Dakota Schools [AUDIO] http://ksoo.com/guns-allowed-in-south-dakota-schools/ http://ksoo.com/guns-allowed-in-south-dakota-schools/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:00:25 +0000 Dan Peters http://ksoo.com/?p=64943 The School Sentinel Bill (HB1087) is weaving its way through the South Dakota Legislature and has sparked an immense amount of discussion. Most of the talk revolves around bringing guns into schools and having them around kids.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/guns-allowed-in-south-dakota-schools/feed/ 0 Ethan Miller/Getty Images S.D. Legislature Will Not Meet Monday http://ksoo.com/s-d-legislature-will-not-meet-monday/ http://ksoo.com/s-d-legislature-will-not-meet-monday/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:51:15 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=63931 The storm system affecting our state caused the Legislature to cancel Monday's Legislative Day

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]]> http://ksoo.com/s-d-legislature-will-not-meet-monday/feed/ 0 Sweeping Changes in S.D. Criminal Code Signed Into Law http://ksoo.com/sweeping-changes-in-s-d-criminal-code-signed-into-law/ http://ksoo.com/sweeping-changes-in-s-d-criminal-code-signed-into-law/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:41:39 +0000 Rick Knobe http://ksoo.com/?p=62710 Today Governor Dennis Daugaard signed SB 70 into law. "The South Dakota Public Safety Improvement Act(Criminal Justice Reform legislation)" changes the way many non violent criminals will be punished/treated by state courts and corrections systems.

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