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Daugaard Signs House Bills, Still Reviewing Senate Proposals

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has eight bills left for his consideration from the 2015 legislative session’s main run.

Daugaard signed a flurry of bills on Thursday, including the state budget for the year beginning on July 1. He has approved every bill that originated in the House and is now reviewing Senate bills.

Daugaard signed a measure Tuesday that increases funding for transportation projects, while also hiking the state’s fuel taxes by 6 cents per gallon and bringing maximum speed limit on South Dakota’s interstates to 80 mph.

The measure that Daugaard is likely mulling over the most is a controversial proposal to exempt South Dakota’s youngest workers from the $8.50 minimum wage voters approved in November.

Lawmakers would return at the end of the month to consider any gubernatorial vetoes.

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