Michels Hopes Cuts To Budget Will Show Benefits

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will give his 2012 budget address to the legislature in less than three weeks.  Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels says they are hoping the difficulty of cutting the budget this year will show some benefits in next year’s plan…

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Michels says even with the states fairly stable economy, there are outside forces that have an effect on South Dakota…

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Michels says there may be some room for modest spending increases next year…

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Governor Daugaard will give his budget address to the South Dakota Legislature on December 6th.