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Board of Regents requests $4.7 million for tuition freeze
Students at the University of South Dakota paying in-state tuition may be breathing easier next year about their tuition bills. After raising tuition rates by an average of about 5.8 percent at all six South Dakota public universities for the 2015-2016 school year, the South Dakota Board of Regents is pursuing $4.7 million in funding from the state […]
Legislators allocate emergency funds for needs-based awards
Governor Dennis Daugaard signed Senate Bill 91, declaring an emergency for the South Dakota Needs Based Grant Program and allocating $150,000 in emergency funding to the South Dakota Board of Regents March 30. The law is a temporary fix for a $1.5 million program established in 2013 to fund needs-based scholarships for South Dakota residents. […]
UPDATED: Gun bill ignites debate for campus, legislators
The state House has voted down a measure that would allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon at the University of South Dakota. House lawmakers voted 48 to 20 to dismiss House Bill 1206, which was opposed by student groups who lobbied lawmakers to deny the proposal. The House Local Government Committee voted […]
District 17 legislators inform residents of session happenings at cracker barrel
House Bill 1030 hits home for District 17 Rep. Nancy Rasmussen, R-S.D. The bill would require operators of motor vehicles to give bicyclists three feet of space on town roads and six feet of space on highway roads. Her son nearly crashed because of an incident on a highway between a semi-truck and bike rider […]
Students spend part of semester in state Capitol
Senior Clay Hoffman didn’t originally consider interning outside of Vermillion during his final semester as an undergraduate at the University of South Dakota. Then senior Tyler Tordsen, Student Government Association president, informed Hoffman of possible opportunities in Pierre during the state’s legislative session. Tordsen was convincing enough for Hoffman, who decided it would be an […]
S.D. legislative session: Four bills that pertain to USD students
As the 2015 South Dakota legislative session gets underway in Pierre, The Volante has compiled a list of bills to keep an eye on that pertain to students at the University of South Dakota. No requests from USD were received by the South Dakota Board of Regents asking to submit any bills to the Legislature this […]
Law professor advocates for no-fault divorce law
Tania Aesoph was 50 years old and a mother of five when she was murdered in 1999. She separated from her husband-turned-murderer, David Aesoph, twice — once in 1994 and again in 1999. Both times, she was told because her husband did not want a divorce she would have to hire family lawyers toorak and […]
Republicans sweep statewide elections
Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels waved a broom above his head at the beginning of his victory speech. “Republican clean sweep,” he yelled. The Republicans certainly did sweep Tuesday night, winning control of all 13 statewide political offices. All state federal officials now belong to the Republican party. Senator John Thune said state politics is South […]
District 17 elects Ring, Rasmussen, Rusch
Democrat Ray Ring and Republican Nancy Rasmussen defeated Marion Sorlien (D), and Sheri Kaufman (R), for the two open House of Representatives District 17 seats. In the South Dakota Senate race, Republican Arthur Rusch overcame Democrat Michelle Maloney for the open seat, with 58 percent of the vote. Although Ring, who received 28 percent majority, […]
Candidate Profiles: State Senate District 17
Voters in District 17 will have two options for the Senate race heading into the Nov. 4 election. Democrat Michelle Maloney and Republican Arthur Rusch are running for the open South Dakota Senate seat. Democratic incumbent Tom Jones is not running for re-election. Candidates are listed below in alphabetical order. Michelle Maloney, Democrat When Michelle […]