South Dakota Lawmakers Give Raises, Push Constitutional Changes

South Dakota lawmakers have left the Capitol after eking out raises for teachers, state workers and Medicaid providers in the state budget.

The funding hikes that lawmakers passed Friday seemed unattainable when the Legislature started work in January. The small windfall closes a session tinged with lingering Republican frustration over ballot questions voters approved in 2016.

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