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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard will kick off this year's session of the South Dakota Legislature with his annual State of State speech.
• The governor's speech is expected to start about 1 p.m. CST Tuesday in the state Capitol in Pierre after the House and Senate take care of some organizational details.
• Governors use the speech to outline their major proposals for the upcoming legislative session.
• Daugaard has already set much of the stage for the session with the state budget he proposed more than a month ago. The Republican governor has proposed using a windfall in unclaimed property payments to provide larger-than-expected spending increases for education and health care for poor people.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The legislative session that starts Tuesday might feature more than the usual amount of political posturing.
• Two state lawmakers are seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, and a few are looking at running for other statewide offices.
• All 105 legislative seats are up for election this fall, and Gov. Dennis Daugaard is expected to seek a second term as governor.
• Sen. Larry Rhoden, of Union Center, and Rep. Stave Nelson, of Fulton, are running for the GOP Senate nomination against former Gov. Mike Rounds and two other candidates.
• Sen. Shantel Krebs, of Renner, says she's seeking the Republican nomination for secretary of state.
• Legislative leaders wonder whether some of speeches in committees and floor debates could be even more political in this election year.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota State Historical Society is providing matching grants to historic preservation projects in Aberdeen, Iroquois, Sioux Falls and the Woonsocket area.
• Society director Jay Vogt says it's the 16th year for the historic preservation grants program, and the society last year awarded more than $126,000 toward 11 projects.

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