The people of south dakota listening and viewing this, please welcome the honorable governor dennis daugaard. [applause] applause continues ] [ applause] governor daugaard thank you. Thank you, very much. Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Youre outstanding. Thank you all for being here today. To begin, i would like to recognize two new legislators, first, doug bartel. I appointed doug to replace don hager. Doug spent his career in Law Enforcement, including 12 years as due pauls chief of police. He was sworn in last month. Lets welcome him again. , where are you . There he is. Welcome. [applause] second is mike diedrich. I appointed mike last month following the loss of our friend, craig teasen. Mike has served three terms in the 1980s and 1990s. I appreciate his willingness to serve, especially on short notice. Please join me in welcoming mike diedrich. [applause] today, i would like to look back at some of the things weve accomplished together over the past seven years, and update you
A proposal to tax lithium as a precious metal in South Dakota passed through the House and a Senate Committee before failing by a single vote in the full Senate.