Legislators pass spending measure as final week of annual session concludes
PIERRE – South Dakota lawmakers approved a balanced $7.5 billion state budget on Thursday at the Capitol, up about $172.2 million, or an increase of 2.4 percent, from the budget they adopted last year.Sen. Mark Lapka, R-Leola, is a member of the Legislature’s main budget panel, the Joint Appropriations Committee. He reminded lawmakers that they started out with a “bleak” budget i...
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