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• Another proposal would require agencies to disclose what information they have and the format in which it is stored, so news organizations and citizens know what's available for them to request.
• Venhuizen said the task force does not appear to be interested in making emails between state officials or employees public. Many of those emails would be confidential under other state laws because they deal with personnel issues or proprietary business information, so it would take a lot of time and money to screen the emails before releasing them, he said.
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Sustainability conference begins Friday in SD
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A daylong sustainability conference gets under way in Sioux Falls on Friday.
• The Plain Green Conference was started in 2008 by South Dakota State University and Koch Hazard Architects to raise awareness about the issue of sustainability.
• Organizers of this year's conference say they expect nearly 300 people to attend the event focusing on design, energy and lifestyles.
• The event at Sioux Falls' Orpheum Theater is open to the public. Registration is $130.
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Former SD governor might run for US Senate
• DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (AP) -- Former Republican South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds is forming a committee to explore a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Tim Johnson.
• The seat is up for election in November 2014. Rounds said if he does decide to run, he will not make an announcement until after the November elections.
• Rounds served two terms as governor, from 2003 to 2009. He has talked openly about a possible Senate run since early this year because of his concerns about the country's debt and health care reform and "a federal government that doesn't understand that profit is not a dirty word."
• "As a businessman, I firmly believe something has to change in this country, or we're going to be in real trouble," Rounds told the Argus Leader newspaper Thursday.
• His decision to form an exploratory committee was first reported by KCCR radio in Pierre. The move will allow Rounds to raise and spend up to $5,000 to explore a Senate run. He said he will file paperwork in the next 30 days.
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