PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota Senate Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion had its first meeting Monday night, taking an oath and setting up procedures. The meeting lasted just over seven minutes. The committee will hear testimony about a complaint filed against Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller by a Legislative Research Council staffer last week.… Read more »
News Year: 2023
Comments from legislators outside Aberdeen that appeared at this past weekend’s Cracker Barrel
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- This past Saturday was the first of the four scheduled Cracker Barrels that takes place at NSU. Legislators from Districts 1, 3, & 23 appeared. Our focus is about some issues that was addressed following the Cracker Barrel with legislators from Districts 1 & 23. District 23 Senator Bryan Breitling talks about his… Read more »
Senator Julie Frye-Mueller files a lawuit
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Suspended Republican state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller of Rapid has filed a lawsuit Monday in Federal District Court in Pierre. Republican Sen. Tom Pischke from Dell Rapids announced that Frye-Mueller filed the lawsuit during an attempt to have the Senate reinstate her and pause the investigation. The suit names Sen. Lee Schoenbeck,… Read more »
More reactions from legislative leaders from their press conferences last week
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Legislative leaders marked the progress of the 2023 South Dakota session last week. Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree of Madison says passing the two hundred million dollars housing bill was a major achievement. Crabtree said they also passed a bill that will save businesses eighteen million dollars in the next year. Due to… Read more »
SB68 clears House State Affairs Committee
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A bill requiring non-returning South Dakota legislators to get permission from the legislature’s executive board to attend out-of-state conferences passes a House committee Monday. Senate Bill 68 previously passed the Senate unanimously. The House State Affairs Committee passed the measure on an 11 to 2 vote. The bill stems from a… Read more »
Attorney General Marty Jackley reminds pharmacists it’s illegal to sell abortion pills
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Marty Jackley wrote to South Dakota pharmacists to remind them of state law regarding the illegality of abortions except those necessary to save the life of the mother. Jackley says its in response to recent rulings from the US Food and Drug Administration. Jackley says he expects… Read more »
HJR5004 clears House Committee
PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) — A South Dakota House committee approves a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the state to implement an “able-bodied” requirement for Medicaid recipients Monday. The 2022 state constitutional amendment that expands Medicaid coverage for indigent South Dakotans hasn’t been implemented yet. The S.D. Department of Health is currently writing the rules and hiring staff… Read more »
South Dakota tourism in 2022 shows record numbers
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota tourism had another successful year with record numbers again. Those numbers were released during last weeks Tourism convention in Pierre. Tourism Department Spokesperson Katlyn Svendsen says spending was up….again. Svendsen says the main number they look for is visitors. Svendsen says they know many tourism businesses are being maxed out on… Read more »
How the omnibus bill benefit highway construction in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The federal omnibus budget bill passed by Congress last month will pave the way for more highway construction in South Dakota this summer. Transportation Department Secretary Joel Jundt told the Transportation Commission they are working out the details of their funding. Jundt says they have to meet some requirements for the condition of… Read more »
Fort Pierre nearly caught up by a computer scam
FORT PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A Fort Pierre resident came close to losing $30-thousand dollars after their computer locked up last week. A source close to the situation told DRG Media Group News the person called the phone number that appeared on the computer screen, thinking it was technical support for Microsoft. The individual was kept on… Read more »