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Working the Spending Plans

Working the Spending Plans

Senator Jean Hunhoff Photo: WNAX


With some deadlines approaching, South Dakota legislators will have to hustle on next year’s spending plan.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair, Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, says all the spending requests will get a hearing…

With almost three hundred million dollars in one time money available, Hunhoff says requests are growing…

Hunhoff says they won’t take final action on bills until later in the session..

Legislators are off Monday, then work three days and take Friday off. They will start day twenty two of the thirty-six-day session Tuesday.

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