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VEHLE: Legislative work ‘chugging along’

February 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic

28 of 492 bills signed into law, more to come.
South Dakota is one of the few states that requires that every bill get a hearing and an up or down vote.
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VEHLE: Teen driving bills aim at alarming statistics

February 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Support withdrawn from coyote spotlight legislation.
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VEHLE: Feds use ‘gun to head’ approach

January 24, 2013 in The Daily Republic

None of us liked the fact that the federal government said if we do not change our laws to comply with its rules, that we would lose 5 percent of our highway funds the first year and 10 percent of those funds every year thereafter.
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Texting ban bill filed in SD Legislature

January 22, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Mitchell’s Vehle: It’s time to ban texting while driving
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VEHLE: Questions, study remain on proposed criminal justice reforms

January 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Neither the governor nor his aides have visited with legislative members before the session about what is called the Public Safety Improvement Act. Continue Reading

Future planning, texting ban, prison population on Sen. Vehle’s agenda

October 27, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Mike Vehle, 62, is a retired banker who has served four years in the state House of Representatives and four years in the Senate.
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Vehle fights back inner-party challenge from Sibson

June 5, 2012 in The Daily Republic

State Sen. Mike Vehle will go on to the general election after winning Tuesday’s Republican primary in District 20. Continue Reading

Senate candidates Sibson, Vehle clash over ideology

May 9, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Steve Sibson said he was “clearly a conservative challenging a liberal” in the race for the District 20 Republican state Senate nomination.
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GOP Senate primary candidates clash over ideology

May 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Sibson labels Vehle a ‘liberal,’ Vehle says the two are clearly different Continue Reading

LAWRENCE: GOP heads to election in a house divided

April 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic

There’s the Main Street side of the party, pro-business, pro-growth and pro-government. Then there are the tea party Republicans, the folks who believe the other Republicans are in league with the devil and Democrats, and aren’t sure which is worse. Continue Reading