Pierre — The South Dakota senate last week failed to overturn Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s (R) veto of a 15-cent-per-ton hike in fertilizer inspection fees (GM March 25, p. 11). The vote was 22-13 to override, two short of the majority needed. Some eight senators changed their minds in support of the governor, who called the fee a tax. Supporters argued that the doubling of the current fee would have added $300,000 for the state agricultural experiment station to conduct fertilizer research that was specific to S.D. soils.
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