District 18 legislators held their first update meeting of the session Saturday in Yankton.

Governor Dennis Daugaard said on Friday that he is attempting to work out a waiver with the federal Health and Human Services Department that would allow the state to insure more poor people without expanding Medicaid coverage.

Senator Jean Hunhoff says it looks like an attempt at a compromise…

 

A bill that would increase state aid to education to three point eight percent is alive in the state House. The Governor has proposed a three percent increase. Hunhoff says she is waiting to see what arrives in the Senate…

 

Lawmakers are off today before returning to Pierre tomorrow.