• As we get ready to head back out to Pierre for the final day of the 2014 session I am trying to decide just what it was that we got done this year.  I am reminded of a headline that I saw after last year's session.  It asked the question, "A Wonderful Session or a Wasted Winter?"  As was the case last year, it was a little of both.  Some wonderful things were done and some important things were left undone. 
• We created a 4.3 billion dollar budget with 1.7 billion coming from the Federal government.   We did find some additional money for education with a 3.3% in

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