Joint Appropriations Committee Gets Update From County Funding Summer Study

Joint Appropriations Committee Gets Update From County Funding Summer Study

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Leadership of the Study Committee on County Funding and Services brought their ideas on helping counties with funding issues to the Joint Committee on Appropriations Monday at the State Capitol. Senator Dean Wink was concerned about counties getting greedy with a proposal to give state support for Veteran Service Offices…

Another of the Study Committees bills would shift a percentage of the alcohol tax to counties from the state. Senator Jack Kolbeck wanted to know if targeting vape products was considered…

Senator Randy Diebert says the theme behind all of the summer studies work was to help counties and keep solutions out of the taxpayers wallet…

The Study Committee on County Funding and Services will present it’s final report to the Legislature’s Executive Board Tuesday.