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Gov. Larry Roden urges new prison, property-rights protections and Medicaid work requirements in inaugural address
Summary
In his first address to a joint session, Gov. Larry Roden prioritized replacing the state penitentiary, protecting private property, pursuing Medicaid work requirements after Amendment F, supporting education savings accounts and rebuilding tribal relations while flagging tight revenue constraints.
Gov. Larry Roden used his first address to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature to lay out priorities including construction of a new prison, support for property-rights protections, work requirements tied to Medicaid expansion and new education savings accounts.
Roden framed several items as immediate priorities and said his administration will seek to restore some proposed budget cuts while warning that state budgeting is a “zero-sum game.” He called for “openness and responsiveness” from his administration and asked tribal leaders for a “reset” in government-to-government relations.
The governor described the state penitentiary as outdated and in poor repair and urged action. “Let me tell you, I walked through that penitentiary just a few weeks…
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