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Funding, tax cuts, nursing homes to round out final weeks of session | Feb 27

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On today's update...

As South Dakotans dig out from underneath a recent blizzard, lawmakers are digging into state coffers to fund several priority projects. Now that state lawmakers have a budget, they’re zeroing in on spending—from prisons to scholarships to underground research.

The House Judiciary Committee overturned an amendment to Senate Bill 4 on Friday before hearing testimony. The bill again allows judges to consider sending juvenile offenders to the Department of Corrections for a third strike, even for non-violent crimes. An amendment in the Senate changed that number to a second strike.

Help wanted signs are prominent across the state as it continues to navigate a widespread workforce shortage. Could relaxing workplace licensing requirements be part of the solution for South Dakota?

Former U.S. Senator Jim Abourezk has died. In a statement on social media, his family said he died peacefully at his Sioux Falls home on his 92nd birthday.

The EPA is adjusting the labeling standards of the herbicide Dicamba. The change limits the use of Dicamba on crops after June 20th in order to lessen the chemical’s drift off the fields.

History is passed down through stories shared. Sharing the history of Parkston and Milltown through the stories of people who called these rural communities home is the mission of Kay Adkins Brown.

And more.

Krystal is the local host of "All Things Considered."