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Blizzard Of Bills To Be Considered

Blizzard Of Bills To Be Considered

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While most South Dakota legislative committees have been busy, passing or killing numerous bills, members of the Appropriations Committee are getting ready for a late blizzard of bills.

District 18 Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they have moved a number of bills that will come back to their committee…

 

Hunhoff says they continue to struggle with getting a handle on how many full time equivalent or FTE workers there are in state government…

 

Hunhoff says ahead of the final revenue figures, they are hearing about the states weak economy…

 

Legislators are off today (Monday). The last day of the main run of the session is set for March 13th.

 

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