South Dakota legislators start their week on Tuesday and will listen to Governor Kristi Noems budget speech on Wednesday.
Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says while they want to hear the Governor’s priorities, they will eventually write their own budget…

Hunhoff, vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, says they have been asking department heads to defend their proposed spending….

Hunhoff says they are concerned that there has not been any discussion yet on education or health care spending….

Hunhoff says the budget bill will not be presented until the final days of the session.