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SD Legislators Face Long Days

SD Legislators Face Long Days

Representative Mike Stevens Photo: WNAX


South Dakota legislators have lots of bills to plow through in the final four days of the main run of the session.
Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton says there is a lot of money still in play….

A bill that would spend up to two hundred million dollars for housing across the state ran into problem last week and was amended down to fifty million dollars. Stevens says there are several issues at work….

Stevens says there are still lots of unanswered questions with the housing bill…

Governor Kristi Noem included the two hundred million dollar housing proposal in her budget request.

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