South Dakota Legislature comes up with economic incentives plan

Saying they’ve come together with a bipartisan compromise, the top Democratic and Republican leaders in the Legislature unveiled a complex economic development package Thursday.

If passed, the deal would set up a new "Building South Dakota" fund, eventually funded with $15 million per year or more, to make investments in a variety of areas, including education, roads and bridges, housing and loans to local businesses.

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David Montgomery

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