PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota has a $19 million budget surplus from ... that makes up 63% of the state’s revenue kept the revenue from getting any lower. Chart from the State Of South ...

State Sen. Ernie Otten, R-Tea, speaks in the South Dakota Senate chamber on Feb. 3, 2025. Otten was the lead co-chair of the Legislature's main budget committee during the 2025 legislative session.

Liza Clark, the chief financial officer for South Dakota, says the state ended the last fiscal year with a $19 million surplus partly because of across-the-board spending cuts once the coronavirus ...