Top lawmakers frustrated with staff retention get resignation from legislative director

Holwegner out as director of Legislative Research Council

PIERRE — The man who oversees day-to-day operations of the South Dakota Legislature has been let go.

Legislative Research Council (LRC) Director Reed Holwegner has stepped down amid concerns about staff retention and office morale in the non-partisan office that provides year-round research, drafting, and support services for state lawmakers.

That’s accor…