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Your Insider Pass To Chamber Updates, Events, and News! The Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce is an active membership organization that has served the Pierre and Fort Pierre communities since origination as the Pierre Citizens Union in 1881. The Chamber promotes prosperity, growth, and our way of life in the lower Oahe region.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Government Outreach Update February 18, 2026

Committees are under pressure this week to finish holding public hearings on all the bills assigned to them. Next Tuesday is Crossover Day, which is the deadline for bills to pass their house of origin and cross over to the other side. The Appropriations Committee adopted a $2.5 billion general fund revenue target for FY2027. That is about one percent more than the Governor proposed in his December budget address. Discussions are already underway about the best ideas for how to allocate the additional

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