Many topics were discussed, including affordable housing, at Saturday’s cracker barrel session in Yankton. Local District 18 lawmakers were welcomed back to Yankton for an update of the progress occurring in Pierre during session.
Representative Mike Stevens says there are many different opinions on how to tackle the issue of housing, or the lack thereof…
Stevens said the house barely passed a bill that would appropriate 150 million from the state’s general fund and 50 million in federal funds to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to increase the number of homes across the state …
Lawmakers are also trying to help communities improve water infrastructure by appropriating millions of dollars to get those projects going that could take decades to complete.
