PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Select Committee on Legislative Relationships with Ellsworth Air Force Base is meeting today for the final time to discuss the final report the Committee must present to the Legislature’s Executive Board. At its last meeting in October, South Dakota Senator John Thune says Ellsworth and the addition of the B-21 Raider bomber is not just an issue for western parts of the state…
Thune was a part of the Base Realignment And Closure process or BRAC and says a scorecard similar to the one used for the BRAC would be useful to state lawmakers…
Thune says depending on the results of the election the federal government may be looking to lower levels of government for enhanced partnerships…
The Douglas School District is seeking 15-million dollars from the state to help with construction of a new school to help house children from families associated with the B-21 bomber.
