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Legislative Quick Study

Legislative Quick Study

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One legislator had only a few days to prepare for the start of the 2020 South Dakota legislative session last week.

Marty Overweg of New Holland was appointed by Governor Kristi Noem to a vacant District 19 House seat in mid-December.

He says it was a quick start…

Overweg was appointed to the Ag and Natural Resources and Local Government Committees. He says he is happy with both…

Overweg says he hasn’t introduced any bills yet…

The vacancy came about when Representative Kyle Schoenfish (shane-fish) of Scotland was appointed to fill the Senate opening created by the resignation of Senator Stace Nelson of Fulton.

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