Edmunds County Tribune -

Senate Report by Bryan Breitling

2023 Legislative Session Review

WOW! What a busy and exciting nine weeks of the 2023 South Dakota Legislative Session! We were able to accomplish many good things for South Dakota this year.

For starters, operationally, we were able to provide a seven percent increase for state aid to schools. This will help keep more teachers in South Dakota and keep this very important industry competitive with non-education occupations.

We were also able to provide a seven percent increase, plus some additional targeted dollars for state employees. Over the years, we...