A comparison with North Dakota caused some lawmakers on South Dakota’s legislative budget committee to say Tuesday that changes are needed to curb high incarceration numbers.
The number of South Dakotans who have enrolled for Medicaid still hasn't come close to the level predicted two years ago when voters were preparing to say yes or no to expanding income eligibility for the government-subsidized healthcare services.
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