Legislative session shows GOP tension on federal funds, AG impeachment

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have finished the bulk of their legislative session this week (March 10, 2022). Gov. Kristi Noem and House Republicans are locked in a power struggle over the spending of federal funds, as well as an impeachment investigation into the state’s attorney general. Although Republicans control the Capitol, they were clearly not on the same page this year. Several of their proposals became casualties of the fight. But lawmakers still got some things done, including deciding how to spend a massive influx of federal funds, some tweaks to the state’s new medical marijuana laws and weighing in on several high-profile social issues.