Gov. Larry Rhoden faces tight revenues, big ambitions with inaugural spending plan
Governor will ask South Dakota Legislature to support airport funding, state-radio backup, county property tax relief replacement in Tuesday's Budget Address
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden will deliver his first-ever budget address today at the state Capitol — and his spending plan is expected to be lean.
That’s due to ongoing calls from both state lawmakers and voters in South Dakota population centers for property tax relief, combined with a festering sales tax slump. And that means what’s likely to be another year of restrained funding for public education, wages for employees within the state’s 20 civil service departments under Rhoden’s oversight, and community support providers and Medicaid health care providers receiving state funding.
