Now that Gov. Kristi Noem has won re-election, her core campaign promise to repeal the state's 4.5% tax on groceries will take center stage in the coming legislative session. How will legislators determine if the state can afford to forfeit the $100 million or more in annual income?
The loan and grant program that was supposed to begin disbursing funds for housing infrastructure in summer 2022 is on hold at least until the next legislative session in 2023 or possibly beyond that.
The sometimes strained relationship between Noem and the GOP-led Legislature has led in part to delayed implementation of a program aimed at building critical workforce housing.