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• Rep. Brock Greenfield, while happy with the result, was not optimistic when the debate began.
• "I didn't know if we'd be able to come to a fair and equitable agreement," the Clark Republican said.
• Representatives from the health care industry threw their support behind the bill.
• Kitty Kinsman with Children's Care Hospital and School said her organization is a major care provider for children with autism and she looks forward to providing input on the study.
• "It's actually a good study that should bring us back some sound data," said Senate Majority Leader Tim Rave, the committee chairman.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a measure designed to give children more time with divorced parents.
• The legislation has failed in the past due to disagreements between shared parenting advocates and legal experts. The new law was based on an Iowa custody law and will take effect in July.
• Supporters have said it's better for children to have contact with both of their parents.
• The policy does not establish a presumption of equal parenting, and judges will still have the final say in assigning custody.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota House has killed a resolution to condemn the federal health care overhaul
• The House and Senate approved different versions of the resolution and could not agree Wednesday to a compromise in a special committee. Representatives on Thursday voted 60-2 to accept the committee's impasse and defeat the measure.
• The original House version chronicled the ways the state complied with implementing health reform. A Senate committee stripped out many of those details.
• Members of the committee that met Wednesday said it was a waste of time to negotiate on a resolution, because it has no force of law. The proposal's main sponsor said Wednesday that resolutions are important because they declare the will of the Legislature.
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