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Mike Weisgram
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Legislative Update – Week #9
After nearly three months of (sometimes) strenuous work, legislators look forward to the last week of session because it is when business...
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Mike Weisgram
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Legislative Update – Week #8
Investing (spending) money from the State’s general fund and/or from federal funds favored to our State was the main theme of activity at...
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Mike Weisgram
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Legislative Update – Week #7
Looking back at a legislative week can feel like reviewing the scorecard of a baseball game. A proper “scoremaster” scorecard in...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Legislative Update – Week #6
Emotion was a key ingredient to many of the discussions held on proposed legislation this week. From expanding campgrounds, defining...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Legislative Update - Week #5
Action on legislation continues at a brisk pace as we round off week 5 of the 2022 Legislative Session. There have been beginning...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Legislative Update – Week #4
Whereas most legislative weeks are four-day weeks, week 4 of the 2022 legislative session spanned all five days. My work life in retail...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Legislative Update – Week #3
This week on the House floor, the first of many expected marijuana bills were introduced. As imagined, there is much interest in the...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 21
- 3 min
Legislative Update – Week #2
In the second week of session, legislation is working its way through the committees and the House and Senate floors. It’s been a...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Legislative Update – Week #1
The workforce housing infrastructure legislation and the Cultural Heritage Center renovation project are topics that are on my mind as I...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Legislative Preview: Ready–Set–Session 2022
January 5, 2022 As we prepare for the upcoming legislative session beginning next week, I wanted to take a moment to share what I...
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Mike Weisgram
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Final Week of Session
The last week of legislative session was somewhat disjointed with session convening in the mornings before immediately recessing for...
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Mike Weisgram
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update #9 (Week 8, Day 32)
The legislative session brings a multitude of topics to the forefront. This week, one of the hot issues was home schooling. SB177 updates...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 26, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update #8 (week 7) Day 28
Legislative Day 28. I am writing this between pauses in bill action while still in session late Thursday night as I experience my first...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 19, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update #7 (Week 6)
Even though it was a three-day legislative week, we started with a Caucus on Monday evening. For those who don’t know, Caucus is a...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update #6 (Week 5) Day 21
Lively conversation at the legislature this week was centered on Circuit Court Judge Klinger’s conclusion regarding Amendment A. On...
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Mike Weisgram
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update 5 (Week 4)
I am still thinking about the debate on House Bill 1085 last week. The bill proposes to redefine the criteria for classifying land as...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update #4
As I reflect on Week 3 of the 96th Session of the South Dakota Legislature, several experiences stand out that demonstrate the formality...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Update #3
The “nuts and bolts” of session is becoming apparent to me as we conclude week 2 of session. I have a new appreciation of what it takes...
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Mike Weisgram
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Legislative Report
January 15, 2021 It is Friday afternoon and as I reflect on the first week of South Dakota’s 96th Legislative Session, the one word I...
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