This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.
The future of a men's state prison in South Dakota is coming into focus. A task force is recommending a new 1,500-bed facility on the north side of Sioux Falls with a price cap of $650 million.
Governor Larry Rhoden has called a special legislative session for Sept. 23 with the goal of passing legislation to give the Department of Corrections a path forward.
Also, the state appropriations committee met Wednesday. On the original agenda, but later struck, a conversation about zero-base budgeting.
Former legislators Jean Hunhoff and Linda Duba join to explain the complexities of state government finances.
Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly reported the date of the special session on Sept. 25. It is actually Sept. 23.
