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SD Legislative Committee to Hear Spending Options

SD Legislative Committee to Hear Spending Options

Representative Jean Hunhoff Photo: WNAX


The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature meets Wednesday as part of the run up to next week’s special session.
Committee member, Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, says they have been going through details of the Governors spending plan…

The state got about one point two billion dollars in federal aid to deal with the impacts of the pandemic.
Hunhoff says they have some tight guidelines…

Other sub committees including ag & natural resources, commerce & energy, education, health & human services, and local government will also have spending recommendations.
Hunhoff says they will work through those details too…

Hunhoff says if they can agree on those spending issues the special session could be a short one.

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