Technical college board endorses $49 million state budget request

Technical college board endorses $49 million state budget request

Kimberlee Browne uses a brush to clear metal shards from the cutting deck of precision machining equipment at Lake Area Technical College in Watertown on Jan. 20, 2023. Browne was demonstrating the capabilities she learned in a state Department of Corrections program supported by four of the state's technical colleges. (J.T. Fey/for South Dakota Searchlight)The governor-appointed board overseeing the state’s technical colleges endorsed a $49 mil…