Push for publicly funded charter schools fails in South Dakota Senate

A South Dakota charter school bill failed in the Senate on a tie vote after Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen declined to break the deadlock.
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Venhuizen refuses to break tie on Karr’s 4.2% sales tax

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — What had gone around once before came around again Tuesday afternoon, as the South Dakota Senate argued ...
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Attempt to establish charter schools stalls in Senate

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Legislation seeking to allow establishment of charter schools in South Dakota failed to move forward on Thursday. The roll call in the Senate ended in a 17-17 tie. The lieutenant ...
Black Hills Pioneer

Lt. Gov. can break tie in Senate, state Supreme Court says

The lieutenant governor in South Dakota has the authority to break a tie vote in the state Senate, the South Dakota Supreme ...
yankton.net

SD Court: Lieutenant Governor Can Break Tie In Senate

The lieutenant governor in South Dakota has the authority to break a tie vote in the state Senate, the South Dakota Supreme Court said Wednesday.
KFGO

Tie vote stalls permanent sales tax reduction effort as proposed sales tax increase advances

A bill that would keep South Dakota’s sales tax at its temporarily reduced rate stalled in the Senate with a 17-17 tie vote that the lieutenant governor did not break, amid an ongoing challenge to his ...
Freeman Courier

PHOTO OF THE DAY: ON THE CAPITOL STEPS

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden (left of center) and Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen (right of center) is pictured with the ...