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Surprised to Finish the 2021 Session

Surprised to Finish the 2021 Session

Representative Mike Stevens Photo: WNAX


The South Dakota legislature completed the main run of the 2021 session last week.
Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says it was kind of surprising they made it..https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/mike-stevens-315a

Stevens says they also had a surprising amount of money to deal with…..(NEWS7)(else)(:24)

Stevens says passing a two point four percent increase for the “big three” was a major accomplishment…..(NEWS8)(to do)(:25)

Legislators return to Pierre on March 29th to deal with any vetoes and other last-minute business.

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