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District 18 Legislators Talk Funding with the Yankton School Board

District 18 Legislators Talk Funding with the Yankton School Board

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District 18 legislators appeared before the Yankton School Board last night to talk about the upcoming session and education issues.
Senator Bernie Hunhoff says while Governor Dennis Daugaard touched on the Blue Ribbon report on education during his budget address, he is concerned about some of the language he used….

Hunhoff says the legislature may be pressed to get to all the important issues during the session….

Hunhoff says there is a lack of trust between lawmakers and school officials…..

The Governor has said he will lay out more education details in his State of the State speech.

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