One of the final bills passed by the 2017 South Dakota legislature on Friday was the budget bill.
It outlines the spending for the one point six billion dollar general fund, with overall spending of four point five billion dollars.

The bill passed the Senate on a thirty-three to two vote. One of the no votes came from republican Senator Stace Nelson of Fulton…..

Nelson says he has a number of issues with the final bill….

Nelson says most legislators don’t get much information about the budget details….

The budget bill was approved in the House on a vote of sixty-three to four.

Nelson appeared at a District 19 legislative forum Saturday in Scotland.