Legislative Democrats in Pierre are not pleased with the delay in the budgeting process. Governor Dennis Daugaard will deliver his budget address on the 19th. House Minority Leader Bernie Hunhoff of Yankton says they should already be at work on the budget…
He says that very wrong — especially this year…
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It’s predicted the Governor will call for a ten-percent cut in state aid to schools. Hunoff says a great many people — especially schools — are awaiting the details…
He says there enough holdovers from the Rounds Administration that Daugaard should have been able to get a budget ready by the time the session began.
(courtesy KJJQ, Brooking.)