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South Dakota House and Senate bills set to impact surrounding rural area

South Dakota House and Senate bills set to impact surrounding rural area

March 22, 2021April 14, 2021 Maddi Kallsen0Tagged Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Electric vehicles, Gov. Kristi Noem, Jerry Wilson, Meat packing, Michael Card, Rural broadband, State Legislature, water rights

South Dakota has several House and Senate bills from the 2021 session projected to impact the environment and rural community influencing tax breaks for land-owners, broadband networks and meat processing and packing. These bills include House Bill 1042, House Bill 1077 and Senate Bill 34. Information on these bills is sourced from the South Dakota […]

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Federal stimulus bill: How will the American Rescue Plan impact South Dakota?

Federal stimulus bill: How will the American Rescue Plan impact South Dakota?

March 21, 2021August 8, 2023 Jacob Forster0Tagged Affordable Care Act, American Rescue Plan, arthur rusch, Budget reconciliation, Child Tax Credit, COBRA, COVID-19, Dakotans for Health, Ed Gerrish, Filibuster, Inflation, Joe Biden, Julia Hellwege, Larry Summers, Medicaid expansion, Michael Card, Rural broadband, Social Security, stimulus, Stimulus checks, Unemployment insurance

President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion stimulus and economic relief bill, into law March 11. The bill has a number of wide-ranging impacts, including short-term expansions of unemployment benefits, money for state and local governments, changes to health insurance exchanges, a modification of the Child Tax Credit […]

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