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Lawmaker Expects Death Penalty Discussion

With the 2014 legislative session underway, many lawmakers are getting their own agendas and goals organized. Republican State Representative Brock Greenfield says he expects an effort to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota. Greenfield doesn't support the change.

"I am in favor of maintaining the law as it is, I support the death penalty. I don’t feel that in South Dakota its been abused," Greenfield says. "I don’t see us as having a lot of lawyers, including the Attorney General’s office who are blood thirsty so to speak. But I think that it’s a deterrent, some people would argue that it’s not."

Greenfield says he is confident in the direction South Dakota is going as a whole. He says he also supports increasing funding for education.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.