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Mon Feb 27, 2017, 02:48 PM Feb 2017

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

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