Monday, November 17, 2008

Democrats propose energy committee

Story from the Rapid City Journal Odds and Ends today...

In short: South Dakota Democrats don't just talk about renewable energy development in South Dakota at election time. They act.

SIOUX FALLS - South Dakota Democratic leaders are putting out their first agenda item for the legislative session that starts in January and it's focused on the state economy.

Newly elected leaders of the caucus said they plan to put more attention on developing an economy based on renewable energy because of the state's resources in that area.

Democrats said they will propose a new permanent committee in the Legislature called the Energy Committee. They said growth from the effort would pay for education and research.

The Democratic legislators also said they also want to eliminate wasteful spending and make education a larger asset to economic development and jobs in South Dakota.