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agency abruptly withdrew it, announcing it would take no action. John Madras, director of the Water Protection Program for the DNR, said the inaction would allow the process to move forward without getting "bogged down at deliberations at our level here."
• But Zach White, the corps' project manager for Jameson Island, said the agency has never seen a state simply refuse to act. He said the corps believes it has the authority to proceed without the permit, but that the agency prefers to have input from the state.
• "After all these public meetings, we were a little bit disappointed," White said. "We are currently weighing our alternatives to proceed with the project."
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SD governor signs needs-based scholarship bill
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a measure that sets up a state scholarship that will award money based on students' financial need.
• When the Legislature passed the bill last week, Senate Republican Leader Russell Olson of Wentworth said South Dakota until now has been the only state without a scholarship based on financial need.
• The new law provides $200,000 to fund the first year of the scholarship program. It also provides $1.5 million to a trust fund, with investment earnings to be used to finance scholarships in later years.
• Universities, technical schools and trade schools taking part in the program must provide $3 in scholarship money for every $1 awarded in state money.
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Thune questions closing of Wind Cave campground
• CUSTER, S.D. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. John Thune is questioning a decision to close a campground at Wind Cave National Park in southwestern South Dakota due to automatic federal spending cuts that took effect March 1.
• The South Dakota Republican sent a letter to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis questioning whether the agency is playing politics by intentionally (Continued on page 33)
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