AG convenes task force to review state open meeting laws

  • Volunteers had to be called in to push out a Takini School bus that became stuck on one of the nearly impassable roads in the Cottonwood area on Tuesday, Nov. 25. No students were on the bus at the time it became stuck. Schools across the area cancelled classes and activities on Tuesday due to dangerous travel conditions.
    Volunteers had to be called in to push out a Takini School bus that became stuck on one of the nearly impassable roads in the Cottonwood area on Tuesday, Nov. 25. No students were on the bus at the time it became stuck. Schools across the area cancelled classes and activities on Tuesday due to dangerous travel conditions.
    By John Hulst SD SearchlightA 15-member task force established by South Dakota’s attorney general will review the state’s open meetings laws and ponder possible changes.South Dakota already has an Open Meetings Commission that reviews alleged violations of the state’s open meetings laws and can issue disciplinary letters to offending government bodies. The c...

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