State Getting National Attention With Ethics Law Debate

mklinski@argusleader.com, Argus Leader
Tue, 01/24/2017 - 8:03am

South Dakota's Legislature is once again making national headlines, this time for its bid to repeal a ballot measure voters passed in November.

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