“I think this is the first time this legislature will be making the state worse off than before we came out here,” Democratic Representative Mitch Fargen of Flandreau said.
What does Governor Daugaard have to say about the final budget bill passed in the legislature? “Mission Accomplished.” The Governor’s war on our children’s education and health care for seniors and the needy will result in over $400 less for every child getting an education in South Dakota, higher local property taxes for homeowners, and the possibility of nursing homes closing across the state. Our children, local communities, and families in need are the first avoidable casualties of the governor’s extremist budget.