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Proponents say the federal Rural Health Transformation Program could result in “generational change” in South Dakota. But some lawmakers bristled over what they perceived as a loss of control over the state’s purse strings. The executive branch offered stern words for the Joint Appropriations Committee to keep the time-sensitive process moving.
As session marches on, the shape of South Dakota’s 2026 year in politics becomes clearer by the day. Legislative leaders say there is still a long road ahead.
Democrats and Republicans alike are grappling with how to handle a fund that only thegovernorhas the power to disperse taxpayer dollars from.
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