While tax revenues for the State of South Dakota came in just above projections for the first month of the fiscal year, it doesn’t set any type of trend.
House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte says they are anticipating another tight budget year….

There are already a number of proposals for new state programs for next year. Qualm expects more of those…..

Many school administrators are saying the state aid formula is not being fully funded. Qualm says he has some questions about the funding too…

The half-cent sales tax was supposed to be used to raise teacher pay.