Gov. Kristi Noem presents budget to S.D. legislature
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PIERRE (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday offered her budget proposals for the next year while acknowledging that money is tight and instructing state agencies to reduce spending.
While delivering her budget address in Pierre, the Republican governor told legislators to brace for slower economic growth amid disaster recovery from storms, uncertainty amid the 2020 election and lower farm spending during a trade war with China.
In just a few weeks, legislators will be in session to take up her proposals and hear from state agencies as they craft a final budget for the fiscal year that starts in July.
Noem said that 2019 has been a “difficult year” with tornadoes, blizzards and floods hitting the state. She called them the “the largest natural disasters in our state’s history.”
State revenue is running nearly $6 million behind projections this fiscal year. The state will also lose about $20 million in revenue when an internet tax comes to an end next year.