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South Dakota 2020 Budget Planning Process Underway

South Dakota 2020 Budget Planning Process Underway

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South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, along with Governor-elect Kristi Noem and other state officials, are plowing through the details of the 2020 state budget proposal.
Daugaard says they are focused on the usual funding targets…

Daugaard says Medicaid takes up another big chunk of the budget…

The Governor says costs to run the states prisons continues to rise…

Daugaard says state revenues are staying on track, which may allow the legislature next year to raise spending slightly.
Daugaard will deliver his last budget message to the legislature on December fourth.

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