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SD Legislators Enter Final Week

SD Legislators Enter Final Week

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South Dakota lawmakers are back in Pierre for the final full week of the legislative session.
The major work left is agreement on the budget.
Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton is a member of the Appropriations Committee. She says they are still waiting on a few bills….
Hunhoff says they will have to make adjustments to the current budget, and the one that starts on July first….

Hunhoff says they have been through most of the agency budgets, but there are still questions on some of the major ones….

Legislators have reserved March 29th as the final day to deal with any vetoes, or unresolved bills.

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