In the South Dakota Legislature, the 'smoke out' can bring bills back from the dead

As lawmakers in Pierre rush to finish the 2022 session, they're cobbling together a budget by increasingly using a relatively rare tool in the legislative toolbox: Joint Rule 7-7, the smoke out.

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