
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Democratic leaders in Pierre say the legislature is sending negative messages to South Dakota’s youth.
Minority Leader Senator Billie Sutton says one proposal allows employers to pay a lower minimum wage to workers 17 years old and under.
Sutton says a blank statement that 16 and 17 year old workers are worth less than an 18-year-old worker sends the wrong message.
He says it's a betrayel of the public's vote to improve the minimum wage.
Sutton says the defeat yesterday of a conceal and carry measure on public campuses was a win for students.