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SD House Speaker Mark Mickelson; Counties Have to Come up With a Development Plan

SD House Speaker Mark Mickelson; Counties Have to Come up With a Development Plan

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Future state aid to counties may be tied to what those counties are doing for themselves.

South Dakota House Speaker Mark Mickelson of Sioux Falls says he would like to see counties come up with economic development plans…

Mickelson says rural counties should be look to agriculture to drive their development……

Mickelson says livestock development is probably the best way to increase the values in each county….

Mickelson says those decisions on livestock will ultimately be made by the people in those counties.

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