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A debate is emerging within the South Dakota Republican party over the state's long-standing, pro-business economic development policies.

Some Republican gubernatorial candidates are criticizing the state's use of tax dollars and incentives to attract outside companies, calling it "corporate welfare."

Defenders of the current approach argue that state-led initiatives have been crucial for economic growth, such as the expansion of the dairy industry.

Something “perplexing” is happening in South Dakota Republican politics, according to Pat Costello.

He has decades of experience in business and government, having worked as an accountant, a restaurateur, a Sioux Falls city councilman and as commissioner of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development from 2011 to 2016

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