"SD lawmakers to deal with budget, schools, Medicaid, death penalty and Legislature's operation," is the AP report filed by Chet Brokaw. It's via the Republic.
The death penalty, health care for poor people and education reform will be among the top issues tackled by the South Dakota legislative session that opens Jan. 14, legislative leaders said.
Many of those issues are intertwined in the state budget, which means final decisions will not be made until lawmakers pass the next state budget as the session winds down in March.
And:
Rep. Steve Hickey, R-Sioux Falls, has said he will seek to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota, a move Hunhoff said will get more support than people originally expected.
Earlier coverage of the South Dakota push for repeal begins at the link. Related posts are in the abolition and state legislation category indexes.
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