As we approach the end of the first full week of March, the main stretch of the 2018 South Dakota legislative session is about to come to an end, as well. State Senator John Wiik of Big Stone City serves as vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, which has been hard at work trying to come up with a feasible budget compromise before lawmakers adjourn the current legislative session…
Senator Wiik goes on to further describe the main budget priorities for the state of South Dakota for the upcoming fiscal year period…
One of the more notable topics of interest during this year’s legislative session was the need for extending the law which allows for public use of lakes on private land for recreational purposes as Senator Wiik explains…
Senator Wiik and other lawmakers also addressed the issue of legislative pay, as well…
The main stretch of the 2018 legislative session is set to conclude on March 9th with March 26th being set aside as a day for consideration of gubernatorial votes.
