Lawmakers advance stricter controls on state economic development board and fund

Lawmakers advance stricter controls on state economic development board and fund

The state’s economic development board could be subjected to tighter conflict-of-interest requirements if a bill responding to South Dakota Searchlight reporting becomes law, and an economic development fund controlled by the governor could also be brought under stricter control by a bill advancing in the Legislature. Board of Economic Development ethics The bill dealing with board members cleared the House State Affairs Committee on a 7-4 vote…