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Governor Kristi Noem wants to avoid issuing bonds to pay down the last remaining cost for the two proposed prisons in the state. The Republican governor wants to put $250 million toward the projects to get them started.
A senate committee is rejecting an idea to make a temporary sales tax cut permanent. Last year, state lawmakers passed a 0.3 percent sales tax cut. The idea was pushed by the House, but senators wanted to make the cut temporary.
The connection between a mental health professional and their patients is a crucial hurdle to overcome, but what happens when someone moves? One proposal could help keep those essential relationships intact across state lines.
The Senate Judiciary Committee rejects a bill that would have offered educational and behavioral programs for inmates in the DOC system. Minnehaha Senator Brent Hoffman introduced the bill.
The House Health and Human Services Committee approved a $150,000 appropriation to finance a study on eldercare. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is a nationwide incentive aiming to support nursing facilities.
And more.