But hey, we have plenty of room to hire Kristi Noem’s family and flunkies to cover for Jason Ravnsborg and more tax agents to tackle…
Tag: budget
In his budget suggestions Tuesday, Governor Dennis Daugaard declined to include any revenue boost from the new remote-seller sales tax made possible by South Dakota’s…
Daugaard Ignores Current Surplus, Recommends Whacking State Employees with Health Insurance Premiums
We have a current surplus of $14.3 million, so what should we do? Hit state employees with new health insurance premiums! In his final budget…
The Legislature’s interim committee on access to mental health services decided yesterday to propose expanding 2-1-1 phone service statewide to help prevent suicide, domestic abuse, and…
Governor Dennis Daugaard delivers his final budget address tomorrow. Watch/listen live online at on South Dakota Public Broadcasting or SD.net!). Daugaard is unlikely to drop bombs…
State Income Tax Could Raise $918 Million! Eager reader Nick Krebs contributed to yesterday’s post on the LRC’s comparison of neighboring state tax systems this comment…
Short-sighted Republicans resisted Governor Dennis Daugaard’s plan to expand Medicaid, but part of Daugaard’s crafty plan has been saved and is saving South Dakota money.…
A new report from the LRC’s Division of Fiscal and Program Analysis finds the Department of Hunan Services “Dakota at Home” program, which helps South…
We all know that higher tobacco taxes reduce smoking. But the threat of tobacco taxes increase smoking… or at least the purchase of smokes? The…
Republicans like Drew Dennert and Kaleb Weis are running for Legislature on, among other things, their promise to find more money for all of our…