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SD Legislators Hear About Billions of Dollars

SD Legislators Hear About Billions of Dollars

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The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature got an update on the expected funding coming to the state from the “American Rescue Plan” passed earlier this year by Congress.
Legislative Research Council Chief Fiscal Analyst Jeff Mehlhaff said there are a variety of funding sources…

Mehlhaff says there will be dollars going directly to state agencies and local governments…

Mehlhaff says it adds up to a lot of money…

The state got about one point two billion dollars last year in federal Covid-19 stimulus funding.

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