-
In South Dakota Senate, far-right lawmakers rankle GOP
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The conversation amongst a condition senator and a legislative aide started with a seemingly program discussion about a bill. It abruptly spiraled as the senator allegedly harassed the aide due to the fact she experienced vaccinated her youthful little one, plunging the Senate into a political drama that has divided South Dakota’s Republican Celebration. The Senate, in which lawmakers satisfaction them selves on a genteel code of conduct as they get the job done from wood desks that have been there for generations, has appeared mostly insulated from the forces roiling the wider GOP. But even right here, controversy was inevitable as an insurgent brand name…
-
South Dakota Board of Education Standards hosting Sioux Falls meeting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Debate around the proposed social studies standards continued Monday in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards hosted its second of four statewide meetings on the proposed standards at 9 a.m. at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. A total of up to 90 minutes will be allowed for proponent and opponent testimony. More than 200 people attended the hearing and those against the new standards far outnumbered supporters. Members of the board are: Becky Guffin, Phyllis Heineman, Rich Meyer, Terry Nebelsick, Linda Olsen, Julie Westra and Steve Willard. All members were present in Sioux Falls. Nebelsick was elected the new president of the board…
World News Today
