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Filling in the Budget Bill Blanks

Filling in the Budget Bill Blanks

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The Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature will begin filling in the budget blanks this week, now that they have the latest revenue estimates from the Bureau of Finance & Management and the Legislative Research Council.

Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Vice Chair of the House Committee, says there are a lot of spending bills still moving…

Hunhoff says there are some spending limits…

Hunhoff says one program request will impact others…

The budget bill is usually debated and approved on the last day of the session.

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