Money For State Fair and Extension Saved

The South Dakota State Fair has survived another attempt eliminate all state funding. State Representative Peggy Gibson of Huron says Governor Dennis Daugaard’s original 10-percent cut of approximately 30-thousand dollars will stand…

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Gibson is pleased the cuts failed to proceed…

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A west river lawmaker brought the amendents forward…

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The 10-percent cut of 30-thousand dollars is the latest in three consecutive years of reduced state funding, despite posting increasing revenue numbers and ending last year in the black.