PIERRE — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem gave her annual State of the State address to a join session of the South Dakota Legislature Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol. One of many focuses for Noem was building the American Dream; which she says can be done by cutting the taxes on groceries…
Noem is also looking to slash unemployment taxes paid by businesses…
Noem’s speech also addressed promoting stronger families by expanding family leave programs…
Noem is also advocating for over a million dollars for pregnancy and postpartum care for mothers on Medicaid. The Governor also wants to enhance childcare with nearly 40-million dollars in federal grants and Stronger Family Scholarships that would permit up to four-thousand dollars to be used by foster children to attend school.
