PIERRE, (KCCR) — Counties may not get much help from the South Dakota Legislature this year. County finances were the focus of a summer study, but Governor Kristi Noem’s budget only included money to set up a statewide public defender office. District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff says he will work to adjust where the state’s alcohol tax goes…
District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram thinks Noem sent a message to counties by not focusing more on counties in her budget address…
District 24 Representative Will Mortenson says using state money to help counties is a difficult balance…
The 2024 legislative session is 38-days long and will begin January 9th.
