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cluding one that would establish safe harbor laws so that minors engaged in prostitution are treated as trafficking victims not criminals. None of the pieces of legislation she has worked on have become law, but several may be included in broader legislation the House is expected to consider later this year.
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SD Senate says no dog use in mountain lion hunts
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Senate has rejected a measure to allow dogs in mountain lion hunts outside of the Black Hills.
• Senators voted 18-14 to kill the bill. It had already been approved by the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the House.
• The bill's Senate sponsor says it would have allowed hunters to find larger mountain lions and leave smaller ones unharmed.
• One senator says he has hunted with dogs and they are hard to control. He says he's seen bobcats torn apart by hunting dogs.
• Current law leaves it up to the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission to decide whether hounds can be used to hunt mountain lions. The commission only allows dogs at specified times in Custer State Park.
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S. Dakota voters could add Deadwood casino games
CHET BROKAW, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota voters would decide whether troubled Deadwood casinos could offer roulette, keno and craps under a proposed constitutional amendment narrowly endorsed by a House committee Wednesday.
• The State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 for a measure that would put the proposal to a statewide vote on the November ballot.
• Deadwood casinos now offer slot machines, poker and blackjack. If the Legislature decides to put the proposal on the ballot, voters would decide whether to add the three games aimed at attracting younger players.
• Supporters noted that casinos in the historic Black Hills gambling town are dealing with a stagnant market, with January gambling revenues down 3.8 percent from the same month last year. Deadwood needs to offer roulette, keno and craps to compete with casinos in nearby states, particularly Iowa and Colorado, they said.
• "Deadwood is in trouble," said Sen. Bob Ewing, R-Spearfish, a sponsor of the measure. "Deadwood needs some new tools to put in the toolbox to draw more people to this state."
• Deadwood gambling officials said that when the town's casinos first opened in (Continued on page 22)
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