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Up & Down Session

Up & Down Session

Photo: WNAX/Representative Richard Vasgaard


South Dakota legislators spent hundreds of millions of dollars and dealt with almost six hundred bills during the thirty-eight-day session.

Representative Richard Vasgaard of Centerville says it was and up and down session….

Vasgaard says he is optimistic that the housing and infrastructure bills will help rural areas….

Vasgaard says he was among the legislators that held out for creating a revolving loan program for part of the housing funds….

Vasgaard who was elected from District 17 in 2020, will be running for a House seat in District 16 this year, due to the changes from the redistricting session.

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