a a okesperson called thth governor's veto "a huge win for transgender south dakotans." the group's executive director said, quote "we applaud gov. daugaard for taking such a thoughtful and deliberative approach to this decision, taking the time to meet with his constituents." (michelle) the south dakota legislature passed the bill to increase teacher pay. the vote passed 25 to 10. the half-cent sales tax increase willllelp fund governor dennis daugaard's plan to improve south teacher. the bill now heads to the supportive governor. folks in orange city, iowa are voting today whether to pay for a new fire station. the fire department wants to end 3-point-5 million dollars to expand the existing station which dates back to 1973. fire chief dennis vanderwel says it's too small for today's needs. he also says there's also a lack of ventilation that exposes the firefighters to high levels of diesel exhaust. polls are open until eight o' clock tonight at living waters church in orange city. the city of sioux city held a meeting toy to discuss the possible move of the clerk of

our dairy report looks at the headwinds facing milk prices in 2016 and meet the n nth dakotans behind the oscar winning performance for leonardo. agday-brouout to you by the d dendable, long lasting chevy silverado. good morning i'm clinton griffiths. it's been just two weeks and already supreme court justice

a a okesperson called thth governor's veto "a huge win for transgender south dakotans." the group's executive director said, quote "we applaud gov. daugaard for taking such a thoughtful and deliberative approach to this decision, taking the time to meet with his constituents." (michelle)

our dairy report looks at the headwinds facing milk prices in 2016 and meet the north dakotans behind the oscar winning performance for leonardo. agday-brought to you by the dependable, long lasting chevy silverado. good morning i'm clinton griffiths. antonin scalia's death is impacting farm policy. the supreme court says it will not hear a case challenging the 'pollution diet' the environmental protection agency put in place for the chesapeake bay clean water blueprint. in 2010, the epa published a total maximum daily load determining how many pollutants, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment may be released on a daily basis from the six states that compose the watershed. a federal appeals court ruled last year the t-md- l restrictions on runoff and wastewater pollutants are valid...and epa acted within it's authority. since the supreme court is not taking the case, that decision will stand. the national corn growers association has been saying all along, the t-m-d-l has national implications showing an 'unlawful overreach of federal regulatory power.' a win for the state of mary

goal is toirner's make sure that south dakotans enjoy the cleanest air and water possible. it is a source of pride for all of us. theng the time i worked for governor, steve was the secretary of the department and of knowledgewealth and an interest in seeing things get done correctly. i am happy he was able to make the trek out. >> it is very nice to have you here. >> i just want to say, randy, welcome. years growingof up as a kid visiting my grandparents all over the state. it is nice to see you. welcome. , you have a name that will be most mispronounced. his last name is mirzakhalili. he has been a servant of the people for almost 30 years. he used to work for the guy sitting behind me, the secretary of the department of natural resources. this is like getting the band back together. director of natural resources. he is responsible for implementing all aspects of the clean air act requirements. experience inf all aspects of air quality ,anagement include planning compliance, enforcement, and permitting. in engineering from the university of delaware. he has been a great s

every day he ensures south dakotans enjoy the cleanest water and air possible and south dakota's environmentalcord is a source of pride for all of us. i can tell you during the time that i worked as governor in south dakota eight years steve was the secretary of this department. he comes with a wealth of knowledge and an interest in seeing that things get done and get done correctly. i'm very happy that he has been age to make the trek out here for this very very special meeting thank you. >> it's very nice to have you here. senator did you want to introduce -- >> i do. i want to say to randy welcome. it's been a lot of years growing up as a kid back visiting my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins all over the state so great to have you here. i think you have somebody with you today from beckley, nice to see you, withal come, good to see you. you have a name that's going to be most pronounced of any of our witnesses today. just to make it easy for my folks, it would be easy to call him ali, his last name is mirzakhalili, nice sound to it. >> good. >> he's been a servant for the people of d

i look forward to seeing the full plan, assessing its impact on south dakotans and continuing to from vid oversight of the fcc's implementation of these reforms as chairman of this committee. i would like to thank all of you for fulfilling your commitment to fix the issue for cop supers across the nation. before i conclude, i would like to say a word regarding the report issued earlier this week by chairman johnson. among other things, the report finds that the fcc, and i quote, failed to live up to standards of transparency, end quote. i want to thank chairman johnson for his -- and his staff for their work on this report, and i hope the commission, rather than resorting to a defensive posture, will look for ways to demonstrate the kind of transparency expected of our independent agencies. today's hear progress advisor one opportunity to do just that. a look forward to hearing your testimony and appreciate very much having all our commissioners here before us today and look forward to having the opportunity to ask you some questions at a later date. i turn to our distinguished rankin

overwhelmingly south dakotans who have contacted my office agree with this decision. one gentleman from lemon, south dakota wrote to me saying and i quote, "our country hangs in the balance as to what the future this great country will look like. this decision is too crucial in the next supreme court nominee should be nominated by the next president of the united states." end of quote. another south dakotan from brandon, south dakota noted and i quote, "this is a rare opportunity for the american voter to actually have a voice in how the court will be structured for many years to come. please help preserve that opportunity for us all." end of quote. in another example, a woman wrote saying, "hearing of the passing of justice scalia was heartbreaking news. i ask that you do your part to allow the people to have a say in who the next justice of the supreme court will be." these are just a few examples of the numerous south dakotans who have contacted my office who agree the american people deserve a voice in the direction our country will take in the decades to come. an