Friday,  March 8, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 232 • 18 of 37 •  Other Editions

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Thursday's Scores
The Associated Press

Girls Basketball
• First Round
• State AA Tournament
Aberdeen Central 61, Sturgis 41
• Mitchell 54, Rapid City Central 43
• Sioux Falls Lincoln 41, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 37
• Sioux Falls Washington 52, Sioux Falls O'Gorman 40
State A Tournament
Aberdeen Roncalli 47, Clark/Willow Lake 39
• Harrisburg 60, Sioux Falls Christian 52
• Pine Ridge 55, Chamberlain 34
• West Central 58, Spearfish 44
State B Tournament
DeSmet 52, Parker 34
• Hanson 52, Wall 34
• Sully Buttes 55, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 48
• Warner 63, Timber Lake 43

SD lawmakers work to pass new state budget
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Legislature's budget-writing committee on Thursday began to put the finishing touches on next year's state budget, but the panel spent most of the day awaiting the outcome of other legislative action that could determine how much money is available to spend.
• The Joint Appropriations Committee met for an hour and a half Thursday afternoon to approve some changes requested by Gov. Dennis Daugaard for the $4.1 billion budget he has proposed for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The panel spent the rest of the day in recess as the House and Senate decided the fate of other bills that spent money that otherwise would be available for the operating budget.
• The committee planned to meet early Friday to consider 58 other proposed changes, most of which were not expected to pass.
• House Speaker Pro Tem Dean Wink said he hoped the committee could finish

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