Rounds Stands Up For South Dakota Businesses on Senate Floor
Old Senator Mike Rounds February 10, 2016 0
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, commonly called the Customs Conference Report, because it includes Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) language without the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) attached. ITFA would put in place a... Read more
Winding up…
Old John Wiik February 8, 2016 0
Things are really getting in full swing out in Pierre this week. Even though we’ve already tackled some hard issues, the hard deadlines for filing bills passed last Friday, and our committees are loaded. This week, the House Commerce and Energy committee will be hearing testimony on everything to... Read more
Education Debate Heats Up
Old Fred Deutsch February 6, 2016 0
The education debate is starting to heat up. This week Governor Dennis Daugaard filed three bills that would implement his reform plans. The governor’s proposals would increase the state sales tax from 4% to 4.5% to raise teacher salaries from the current status of 51st place in the nation... Read more
Week 4 Legislative Report
Old Jim Peterson February 6, 2016 0
Greetings from Pierre, Once again we have Legislators that evidently think that you voters aren’t smart enough to know what you are voting for when you pass an Initiated Measure. We Legislators are receiving many e-mails from Sanford employees asking us to repeal IM 17, the measure that would... Read more
Week 4 Update
Old Jason Frerichs February 6, 2016 0
All of the bills are entered into the legislative process now. Over the course of the next month, we will finalize, debate, and determine whether legislation will become law or wait until next year to take that action. I appreciate hearing from many of you who have contacted me... Read more
Rounds Issues Statement from Hearing on Native American Health Care in the Great Plains
Old Senator Mike Rounds February 3, 2016 0
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued a statement in today’s Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing, entitled “Reexamining the Substandard Quality of Indian Health Care in the Great Plains.” Rounds asked to participate in today’s hearing after leading a number of his colleagues in a letter requesting the hearing... Read more
WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today participated in a forum with VA Secretary Robert McDonald entitled, “Preventing Veteran Suicide: A Call to Action.” “As a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and a Senator from a state that has... Read more
Senate Passes Rounds’ Easement Disclosure Amendment to Energy Bill
Old Senator Mike Rounds February 2, 2016 0
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today applauded the passage of his easement disclosure amendment to the bipartisan Energy Policy Modernization Act. The amendment would establish a federal education program to make certain landowners are given all of the... Read more
Gov. Daugaard’s Education Reform Bills Filed
Old Governor Dennis Daugaard February 2, 2016 0
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Legislative Research Council has officially filed Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s education reform bills which are now online for the public to view. “South Dakotans want us to be bold,” said Gov. Daugaard. “They are tired of hearing how South Dakota is 51st in teacher pay.... Read more
Last minute
Old John Wiik February 1, 2016 0
Last Thursday was the deadline for unlimited bill introduction. After that, any legislator may only introduce 3 bills or resolutions before the hard deadline of next Thursday, February 4th. I have one left that the Legislative Research Council staff are working on, but if it’s not done in time, we’ll... Read more
