Manager Endorses Permanent Funding For Fair

The 2008 Legislature approved a special payment of more than $750,000 to the South Dakota State Fair, and the new fair manager says the 2009 Legislature will be pressed to make the funding permanent. Jerome Hertel says if the State Fair can become a line item in the budget, it will relieve some of the skepticism about the annual expo. Lawmakers have balked at the idea of placing permanent financial support for the... [read full story]