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SD House endorses extending lawmakers' term limits
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota House has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that would extend the term limits that apply to state lawmakers.
• Senate and House members can serve no more than four consecutive two-year terms in a chamber, for a total of eight years. But a lawmaker can run for another chamber after being term-limited in one.
• The House voted 54-16 to approve extending those limits to six two-year terms, or a total of 12 consecutive years in a chamber. The measure next goes to the Senate.
• The measure is a proposed amendment to the South Dakota Constitution. If the Legislature passes it, the proposal will be put to a statewide public vote on the November ballot.
SD schools receive career and technical grants
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard says 12 South Dakota school districts will receive grants totaling more than $8.5 million to develop and strengthen career and technical education programs.
• Daugaard says the grants from the state Future Fund will improve career and technical education programs that prepare students for jobs or further education.
• School districts and the amount they receive are:
• Aberdeen School District -- $2 million
• Burke School District -- $604,010
• Madison Central School District -- $376,808
• Meade School District -- $89,967
• Mitchell School District -- $1.2 million
• Northeast Technical High School -- $150,000
• Northwest Area Schools Multi District -- $830,800
• Rapid City Area School District-- $2 million
• Sioux Falls School District-- $768,454
• Todd County School District-- $103,560
• Vermillion School District-- $99,380
• Yankton-- $280,325
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