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SD Legislative Summer Studies Set

SD Legislative Summer Studies Set

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The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature met this week in Pierre to choose topics for summer study committees.
Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says a unanimous pick was the non meandered lake issue….

Stevens says the legislature already decided on a couple of studies for the summer…

Stevens says the E-Board then decided on a study of how housing could be used to attract workers….

Stevens says they also considered a study on early childhood education, but decided to wait on that one.

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