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March 31, 2009
Drive Started To Refer Smoking Ban To Public Vote
Opponents of the smoking ban passed by the South Dakota Legislature have started a petition drive aimed at
referring the ban to a public vote.
March 25, 2009
Groups Considering Referral Of Smoking Ban
Groups representing South Dakota bars and casinos are discussing the possibility of referring a newly passed smoking ban to a public vote.
March 20, 2009
Smoking Ban Supporters Thankful
Starting July 1, many South Dakota businesses are in for a big change. That's when the smoking ban signed by Governor Mike Rounds will go into effect.
March 20, 2009
Open Records Key To News Content
An important bill signed by the governor this week hasn't received the kind of attention as the smoking ban, but it's designed to clear the air about government transparency.
March 20, 2009
Governor Signs Remaining Bills, Vetoes None
Governor Mike Rounds has signed into law the last 10 bills remaining on his desk after this year's legislative session.
March 19, 2009
Bar Manager: Wait & See Impact Of Ban
A lobbyist for South Dakota's video lottery casinos predicts a statewide smoking ban will mean a 20 to 30 percent drop in business. But some bar owners are taking a wait and see approach to the new law.
March 19, 2009
Rounds: Smoking Ban About Health
South Dakota's is about to become the 25th state to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. Governor Mike Rounds signed the statewide ban Thursday, which will make it illegal to smoke in video lottery casinos, Deadwood gaming halls, bars and restaurants among other public buildings.
March 19, 2009
Lobbyist Says Smoking Ban Will Hurt Video Lottery
A lobbyist for video lottery casinos says the industry expects business to drop between 20 and 30 percent when a smoking ban takes effect.
March 19, 2009
Governor Signs Open Records Law
Governor Mike Rounds has signed into law a measure that presumes government documents in South Dakota are public unless there's a good reason to keep them secret.
March 19, 2009
Rounds Signs Smoking Ban
Governor Mike Rounds has signed into law a measure that bans smoking in South Dakota's bars, video lottery casinos and Deadwood gaming halls.
March 17, 2009
Rounds Hopes To Decide Fate Of Smoking Ban Soon
Governor Mike Rounds says the potential loss of state revenue from gambling taxes will play no role in his decision on whether to sign a measure that would ban smoking in nearly all public places.
March 16, 2009
Gov. Signs Tourism Tax Increase, Medical Examiner Study
Gov. Mike Rounds has signed into law a bill that will raise South Dakota's tourism tax to help fund arts programs.
March 15, 2009
Enforcing Smoking Bans
After months of debate, and one failed attempt to pass a smoking ban, South Dakota lawmakers passed a revised version of the bill last week. The only revision had to do with the fine.
March 13, 2009
Open Records Reaction
First Amendment advocates are praising South Dakota's new public records law passed by the legislature.
March 13, 2009
Rounds Signs Bill Requiring Posting For Contracts
Gov. Mike Rounds has signed into a law a bill requiring South Dakota agencies to advertise on a state web site before awarding contracts for many professional services.
March 12, 2009
Small Town Reaction To Smoking Ban
Bars and restaurants across South Dakota are wondering whether Governor Mike Rounds will snuff out smoking.
March 12, 2009
Salvia Learning Curve
Fast-tracking the new state law banning the herb Salvia divinorum has left South Dakota law enforcement playing catch up.
March 12, 2009
Governor Signs Ethanol Tax Bill
Gov. Mike Rounds has signed a bill aimed at ending a controversy over how blends of ethanol fuel are taxed in South Dakota.
March 11, 2009
Governor Signs Bill On DNA Testing, New Drug
Governor Mike Rounds has signed into law a measure that immediately bans Salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic plant that some have compared with LSD.
March 9, 2009
Smoking Ban Violators Will Face $25 Fine
It's now up to Governor Mike Rounds to decide whether South Dakota bars and restaurants will be smoke free.
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