Legislators gathered in Pierre yesterday to hear Governor Dennis Daugaard outline his budget plans for the year that begins next July first. He outlined a plan that would spend about four point three billion dollars overall, with a two percent increase in education funding, and a two percent raise for state employees.
Senator Deb Peters, a republican from Hartford, says the budget is a start…
Peters says they want to take a close look at the spending matched to the planned revenue…
Democratic Senator Billie Sutton of Burke says he is disappointed with the amount dedicated to education…
Sutton says the Governor did not talk about Medicaid and its possible expansion. He says the state is missing out on a lot of federal money…
Lawmakers begin the 2015 session on January 14th.
