Letter to the Editor

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City at the Foothills

Darleen Cuppy wrote her news Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. It was very windy. Darleen enjoyed the hamburger, tater tot, green beans and pudding from the Manor kitchen at noon. Darleen Cuppy called her twin sister, Marleen, Monday evening.

Origin of Covid

Recent news has focused on the origin of the Covid-19 virus. There is an ongoing debate about whether Covid-19 originated from spread of an animal virus to humans or whether the outbreak came from virus that leaked from a research lab.

City at the Foothills

Darleen Cuppy wrote her news Monday morning. Delia Atkinson got it later in the forenoon. Darleen enjoyed watching the Lady SDSU Jacks play Oral Roberts in the afternoon. The Lady Jacks won 87-60. In the evening the SDSU men played NDSU – North Dakota men won 8979.

Sunshine On Government In South Dakota Requires Work

This week is Sunshine Week – a national observance of the importance of open government and the public’s right to know. As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said more than a century ago: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.”

Letter to the Editor

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News from District 20 Legislators

Wrapping up the legislative session is always a bit of an odd experience. You’ve worked relentlessly for eight weeks and then the final week arrives and the whole normal order of business is upended. Regular committee work has ended and all that remains are conference committees and the budget.

As Citizen Legislators we each bring experience and or baggage to Pierre

As Citizen Le g islat ors we each bring experience and or baggage to Pierre. Both play a part in how and if a proposed bill becomes law. With over 450 bills each year, legislators are tasked with learning quickly about a wide range of issues, all within a 38-day session.

Week 9, the final week in the state legislature was full of a lot of hurry up and wait

Week 9, the final week in the state legislature was full of a lot of hurry up and wait. The final week was full of conference committees for bills that had previously been heard, and the two chambers were in back and forth negotiations on the tax cut bill.

Week 8 in the state le gislature hummed right along

Week 8 in the state le gislature hummed right along. The second to last week seemed to be a transitional kind of week of sorts. Committees wrapped up their work, and the chambers started to move towards political funny business. The House had some long list of bills we heard.