Taffy Howard

Following debate over spending authority, the executive branch urged the Joint Appropriations Committee to keep the time-sensitive Rural Health Transformation Program process moving.

The mayor of Rapid City says the sports complex may need to be relocated, among other changes, now that the Destination District has been voted down.

Gov. Larry Rhoden issued an executive order creating guard rails on the Future Fund, a fund supported by a tax on employers.

The next round of Rural Health Transformation funding depends on a quick startup this year, but lawmakers must grant the state permission to start spending the federal dollars.

Schools facing sanctions by state government have received their fates from the legislative appropriations committee.

TIF districts are a controversial use of tax dollars, especially when the public is opposed to what those dollars are funding. In Rapid City, strong opposition led to one major TIF being put to a special election.

A gap in South Dakota statute means state departments can’t pay for interpretive services when somebody contests an administrative case. One legislator is looking to change that in light of a recent—and unique—case.

The Government Operations and Audit Committee’s November meeting looked at three major issues tied to voter interests: education, election integrity and the governor’s spending.

Legislators on the Interim Rules Review Committee looked ahead to next session by discussing five changes they want the committee to support in Pierre.

The Government Oversight and Audit Committee, or GOAC, subpoenaed South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson.