Medicaid becomes flashpoint in House debate over Trump budget bill

Medicaid becomes flashpoint in House debate over Trump budget bill

Some House Republicans are nervous about their own conference's goal of cutting $2 trillion in government spending, warning it could put key agencies on the chopping block.

February 19, 2025 1

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House bill could help child care workers afford care

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that could help more child care workers afford care for their own children.

February 13, 2025 4

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House bill could help child care workers afford care

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that could help more child care workers afford care for their own children.

February 13, 2025 2

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Bill to end child marriage in SD clears first hurdle

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A Senate Bill, SB156, an act to increase the minimum age for marriage, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-2 vote.

February 13, 2025 3

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House State Affairs sends prison funding bill to appropriators

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — While House Bill 1025 now goes to the House Committee on Appropriations in Pierre, the House State Affairs committee gave no recommendation Wednesday on the legislation itself. HB 1025 would put $763 million toward building a new men's prison in Lincoln County for which $62 million are already appropriated. The House [...]

February 12, 2025 2

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Prison bill draws questions about ongoing costs

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)-- The bill to fund the last portion of a new men's prison in Lincoln County will advance to the House Appropriations Committee with no recommendation from the House State Affairs Committee. House Bill 1025 authorizes the South Dakota Department of Corrections to build a prison with $148.1 million from state government's [...]

February 12, 2025 3

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McCook Lake bill advances with $1 to allow discussion

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A bill that could help pay for clean-up and restoration at McCook Lake has $1 attached to it, but it doesn't mean lawmakers would only be willing to spend $1. The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 12-1 Tuesday to send House Bill 1108 to House Appropriations with no [...]

February 11, 2025 3

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Ten Commandments in school bill fails

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A bill that would require the Ten Commandments be displayed in all South Dakota classrooms failed in the House on Monday. In a 37-31 vote, representatives failed an amended version of Senate Bill 51. The original bill would have required every classroom in the state to display the Ten Commandments [...]

February 10, 2025 3

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Wyoming’s Mount Rushmore bill passes through committee

SIOUIX FALLS S.D. (KELO) -- The Cowboy State recently introduced a bill that would build its very own Monument to America that would be similar in size and scope to Mount Rushmore. The bill passed through the Wyoming House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee in an 8 to 1 vote and now heads [...]

February 7, 2025 2