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Rapid City businessman appointed to SD Senate
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Monday appointed Rapid City businessman Alan Solano to represent District 32 in the South Dakota Senate.
• Solano, 47, will succeed Stan Adelstein, who resigned last month for health reasons.
• Solano is CEO of Behavior Management Systems Inc., a provider of behavioral and mental health services. He is a lifelong resident of Rapid City and a graduate of Black Hills State University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business administration.
• He is a board member of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce, the South Dakota Council of Community Mental Health Centers and the South Dakota Council of Substance Abuse Directors. He served last year on the Governor's Employment Works Task Force.
• "Alan Solano is a leader in his community and in his field," Daugaard said in a statement. "I appreciate his willingness to step up, on short notice, to represent his district in the state Senate."
• Solano's appointment is effective immediately, and he will be in Pierre on Tuesday for the first day of the 2014 Legislature.
• "I am honored by the governor's appointment, and I look forward to representing the residents of District 32 and the citizens of South Dakota," Solano said in a statement. "I know I will have a sharp learning curve, but I am excited to put my nose to the grindstone and get started."
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How to spend $100M among tasks for SD lawmakers
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota lawmakers gathering in Pierre Tuesday for the new session expect to spend a lot of time examining the complex state budget the governor proposed.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard wants to use a $70 million windfall in unclaimed property payments to give 3 percent increases in school aid, payments to health care providers in the Medicaid program and raises for state workers.
• The governor seeks to use more than $100 million available on a one-time basis from reserves and unclaimed property to pay off bonds and fund an economic development account early. That would free up money on an ongoing basis to support education and other priorities next year.
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