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A bill that would have offered tax credits to help fund private education was killed on the Senate floor. The failure comes amidst a budget crunch, and a legislative push to utilize public dollars for private schooling.
State House lawmakers rejected an effort to prohibit public schools from having lobbyists represent them in Pierre.
A Senate committee advanced a bill raising the minimum age to purchase a lottery ticket to 21 years old.
Authorization to construct a new men’s prison is facing its first test in the state legislature. The new Republican majority is skeptical of the idea, despite funding efforts having been underway for years.
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