Governor's Recommendations

The Governor said on Friday that should South Dakota get the millions in federal money proposed this week, it must be used to shore up the state’s expenditures…

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Rounds said that some legislators may just recommend making cuts now and shoring things up later, but he warned against that saying that rules require the government to certify that the money is necessary to balance the budget….

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He said he thinks there's time to hold the general bill, find out if South Dakota will get the federal money, and then pass the bill which would be his preference.