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I’d like to start this week’s report by recognizing that we saw several bills that some constituents are very passionate about these last couple of weeks. I respect, and endorse, that passion, as these are important issues. In any case, I just ask that we continue to have conversations and debate about each of these bills as they are brought forward.
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I would like to start this week’s recap off by saying thank you to everyone who was able to attend the Tripp and Gregory Country cracker barrels. There were a lot of good questions and discussion. For all of us elected to represent the district well, we need to hear from you. Thank you! One of the topics that came up was tax breaks and handouts to large corporations. I gave my word that as long as I am in Pierre to represent the good, hard working people of District 21, I would never advocate for or vote to grant targeted tax breaks to these large companies, especially data centers, or approve large sums of money from the taxpayers’ pockets to go to these companies. Last year, on the Senate floor, we defeated a bill that would have granted tax breaks to incoming hyperscale data centers, and I spoke on the floor about how wrong it is that some legislators seem to race to see how they can make it easier for large, usually out of state, companies to come in to South Dakota, yet no one seems to stop and consider the third generation rancher who carries the tax burden year round, or the small contractor trying to keep your lights on and water flowing barely making payments on machinery that sustains their livelihood. I am not here to represent large corporations who can afford to fairly pay their way. I am here to represent you. There will be several different bills on this topic heard in the Senate in the coming weeks.
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Hey everyone, it’s been a busy week up here in Pierre. This week is our only 5-day week of the session and the most chaotic so far. Because of the busyness and chaos, I have decided to let my intern, Tristen Petrik from Platte, write my article this week about what’s been going on in Pierre. As always, feel free to contact me anytime. My number is (605) 680-0304 and my email is Marty.Overweg@sdlegislature.gov Hello esteemed constituents of District 21! My name is Tristen Petrik, and I have the honor of working as Rep. Overweg’s intern this session. I am from Platte and currently am a sophomore at SDSU where I study criminology and sociology with minors in legal studies and ag business. I hope to someday go to law school but where is undecided yet.
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PART ONE: HOW ADULTS’ MODEL & THE IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH
Read morePIERRE, S.D. – Sen. Sue Peterson, chair of the Senate Taxation Committee, summed up what others on the panel seemed to think in rejecting a proposed state sales tax increase in exchange for a reduction in local property taxes.
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Friday, February 7th, 2026
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The Wagner girls wrestling team traveled to Yankton on Friday, February 6, to compete against a strong field of opponents.
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