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• "If there are children present, that has ramifications for their futures as well," Soholt said. "And while a lot of people were not comfortable with that (bill) at this time, we did end up with a good conversation, and I think something that will come forward again in the future."
• The study has also led to efforts by the Department of Social Services to track how the state spends money addressing domestic abuse.
• "They've already done a survey of the kind of response teams that we have in different communities," she said. "So we're trying to look and see where the gaps are in our state."
• A variety of measures came out of the school funding study. That committee covered a range of topics from the education funding formula to the use of technology in classrooms.
• Soholt said the broad focus of the study might have inhibited it. Even though several bills that came from the study failed, Sen. Larry Tidemann, the vice chair of the committee said a few positive things emerged.
• Education funding got a 3.35 percent boost in the new annual budget compared with the previous one, more even than the 3 percent increase recommended by the Governor.
• "That was a good omen. It could have been 1.6 (percent)," the Brookings Republican said. "I think people recognize the importance of education."
• The Legislature will study child sexual abuse, tribal economic development and another undecided topic or two this summer.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls has recorded its first homicide for 2014.
• Police say the death of a woman who was found at her home Sunday evening has been ruled a homicide.
• Authorities have identified the victim as 56-year-old Kari Ann Kirkegaard.
• Investigators say Kirkegaard's bedding is missing from her home. Officials are asking Sioux Falls residents to check their garbage containers for unusual items and to call police should they find anything suspicious.
• Authorities also ask that anyone who had contact with Kirkegaard during the past week call police.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Former Gov. Mike Rounds says he has submitted more

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