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SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE CONVENES TUESDAY

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THE SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE CONVENES ITS 2026 SESSION TUESDAY MORNING.

GOVERNOR LARRY RHODEN WILL DELIVER HIS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE AT 1 P.M.

RHODEN WANTS TO MAKE A BIG INVESTMENT IN THE STATE’S BIGGEST AIRPORTS AT SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY.

SENATE BILL 76 WOULD PROVIDE ZERO-PERCENT INTEREST LOANS OF UP TO 15-MILLION DOLLARS FOR EACH AIRPORT.

SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTY JACKLEY HAS OUTLINED HIS AGENDA FOR THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

JACKLEY SAYS HE WANTS STIFFER PENALTIES FOR OFFENDERS WHO SELL DRUGS IN PRISON, CREATE DEEPFAKE PORNOGRAPHY, AND PERFORM INTERNET CRIMES.

HE PROPOSED TEN BILLS FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION THAT BEGINS TUESDAY IN PIERRE.

JACKLEY IS SERVING HIS SECOND TERM AS STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AFTER BEING ELECTED IN 2022.