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Legislature starts to set the processes for future government investigations
PIERRE—Rarely has a South Dakota legislator received praise in the way that Rep. Karen Soli did last week.
And rarely does a legislator work to get so many viewpoints and so much bipartisan support as Soli, D-Sioux Falls, did for a new state government accountability board.
She brought together Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature, received support from the governor and state attorney general and came up with a unique approach to have four retired judges or justices be the board's members.
The House of Representatives voted 64-3 to approve the plan Thursday and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
Read more: http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/state/4225562-legislature-starts-set-processes-future-government-investigations