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• The bill helps communities build the infrastructure needed to encourage development and works with the state's technical centers on training.
• Senate President Pro Tem Corey Brown says the kick-start money from the state's general fund is meant to "prime the pump." House Democratic Leader Bernie Hunhoff says the bill brings education to the forefront of development -- which he says is "where it should be."
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Legislature has created two new scholarship programs.
• The Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to accept House changes to bills that will create the scholarships. The measures will become law if signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
• One measure will set up a program that will award scholarships based on students' financial needs. Sen. Tim Rave of Baltic says South Dakota until now has been the only state without a needs-based scholarship program.
• The second bill creates a program that will award scholarships to college students who agree to teach in critically needed fields.
• Each of the scholarship programs will get $1.5 million in state money to help start the programs. Lawmakers say they expect the programs to grow in future years.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Organizers of Sioux Falls' annual JazzFest have announced that singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow will headline this year's event.
• Crow, a nine-time Grammy winner, will perform on July 20. Midcontinent Communications is sponsoring Crow's appearance.
• The Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Festival is a three-day event held annually at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls that attracts an average of 90,000 people each year. This year's event is scheduled for July 18-20.
• The event is free to the public.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Legislature has approved spending more than $6 million to provide a one-time boost in state aid to school districts and technical schools.
• The House voted 65-3 to approve the spending measure, which was passed ear

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