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South Dakota Holding Billions in Federal Funds

South Dakota Holding Billions in Federal Funds

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Legislators are still trying to get a handle on federal funds coming into the state and how they are being spent.
Senator Susan Wismer of Britton, a member of the Government Operations and Audit Committee, says a tremendous amount of money has been received…

Wismer says they were updated on how those dollars are categorized and spent…

Wismer says there may yet be a special session of the legislature this year..

About two hundred million of those federal dollars have been set aside for cities and counties.

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