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SD Legislative Missed Opportunities

SD Legislative Missed Opportunities

Representative Sydney Davis Photo: WNAX


While the 2022 South Dakota legislature passed a lot of bills, there are always missed opportunities.
Representative Sydney Davis of Burbank says one miss was a bill she co-sponsored that was vetoed….

Davis says they also missed a chance to have a more extensive debate over Medicaid expansion….

Davis says with polls showing support for expansion, putting it in the Constitution may not be the best way to manage it….

The petitions for adding the amendment to the Constitution expanding Medicaid have been verified and will be on the November ballot.

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