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South Dakota House kills Lincoln County prison funding bill despite compromise

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Lawmakers voted 34 to 35 to reject a House bill that would have moved about $148 million from the state's general fund to an construction fund.

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siouxfallslive.com

House kills Lincoln County prison funding bill; reconsideration possible

PIERRE — A bill that would have authorized construction on the South Dakota Correctional Facility in Lincoln County has been defeated in the House of Representatives … for now. In a 34-35 vote on Friday, Feb. 21, House lawmakers failed to advance House Bill 1025. In its original form, the bill would have authorized the Department of Corrections to begin construction on an $825 million prison sited between Harrisburg and Canton. The bill had pass…

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Argus Leader

South Dakota House kills Lincoln County prison funding bill despite compromise

Lawmakers voted 34 to 35 to reject a House bill that would have moved about $148 million from the state's general fund to an construction fund.

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thedakotascout.com

South Dakota House members reject prison funding bill

The vote board for House Bill 1025. (Jonathan Ellis/The Dakota Scout)PIERRE – Supporters of an endangered prison funding bill tried putting it on a life raft Friday, but even that couldn’t save it from sinking.The House rejected a plan to transfer $148.1 million from the general fund to the prison incarceration fund. The bill in its original form authorized the Department of Corrections (DOC) to build a new prison in Lincoln County, the DOC’s pl…

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