Lt. Gov Fills In While Daugaard In DC

South Dakota lawmakers are debating at least two bills that would ease the budget cut on schools. Governor Dennis Daugaard has proposed a ten percent cut, but at least one bill would freeze property taxes, which would trim the cut in half.  Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels says it is a creative approach…

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Michels says people have to separate the facts from sometimes emotional debate…

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Michels says Medicaid does not have a fall back position like education…

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Michels was filling in for the Governor at his weekly news conference. The Governor was at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington 

 

(courtesy WNAX Yankton)