Outgoing South Dakota legislators criticized after taxpayer-paid Hawaii trip
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Outgoing South Dakota legislators criticized after taxpayer-paid Hawaii trip
House Speaker Spencer Gosch, Rep. Jamie Smith, both attended national conference in the final month of their tenure in office
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Outgoing South Dakota legislators criticized after taxpayer-paid Hawaii trip
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The revelation that South Dakota House Speaker Spencer Gosch was injured during a national conference in Hawaii has turned attention to the Legislature’s travel policy.
Gosch, as well as Rep. Jamie Smith, both went on a trip to Hawaii to attend the Council of State Governments’ national conference in Honolulu. They were among a dozen South Dakota lawmakers to attend.
But neither Gosch nor Smith are returning to the Legislature in January. Both are lame-duck lawmakers. Gosch, a Republican from Glenham, lost his bid for a Senate seat while Smith, a Sioux Falls Democrat, was defeated in his bid for governor by Gov. Kristi Noem.
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