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SD House Speaker Mark Mickelson; 2018 Session Productive

SD House Speaker Mark Mickelson; 2018 Session Productive

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The 2018 session of the South Dakota legislature officially adjourned Monday after sustaining all three of the bills vetoed by Governor Dennis Daugaard.
House Speaker Mark Mickelson of Sioux Falls says this session made a lot of progress on ballot issues….

Mickelson says they took care of all their major issues…..

Mickelson says they also missed on a few issues……

Mickelson had announced last week that he would not run for reelection this fall after serving three terms in the House.

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