The hot topic in Pierre this week was housing infrastructure. Senate bill 41 (SB41) has been on an unusual fast-track that one legislator referred to as the “41 Express”. The 0 Million in the bill is three fourths state tax money and one fourth federal and would be used to set up a grant and loan program for new housing developments. I have several concerns with this idea. For starters, the new program grows government and violates our long held principle that “we only use one time dollars for one time expenses”. That principle has served South Dakota well, keeping...

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