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Tie Vote in Senate Kills Sunset Repeal, Leaves Sales Tax on Track to Rise to 4.5% Next Year

Published 2026-02-18 by Cory Allen Heidelberger

O.K., we’ve had our parliamentary fun; now on the policy itself: The Senate yesterday took up Senate Bill 195, Senator Chris Karr’s (R-11/Sioux Falls) latest…

SB 99: Mehlhaff Files Plan to Raise State Sales Tax to 6.2% to Replace Most School Property Tax

Published 2026-01-20 by Cory Allen Heidelberger

Senator Jim Mehlhaff (R-24/Pierre) follows through on a proposal he made last fall and files Senate Bill 99, which would replace property taxes levied by…

Mehlhaff Proposes Increasing Sales Tax from 4.2% to 6.2% to Fund K-12 Education

Published 2025-09-24 by Cory Allen Heidelberger

Rep. Jim Mehlhaff (R-24/Pierre) knows that the Muellers’ flat retail transaction tax won’t provide the property tax relief the Muellers promise. So he went to…

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Tag: Jim Mehlhaff

Tie Vote in Senate Kills Sunset Repeal, Leaves Sales Tax on Track to Rise to 4.5% Next Year

SB 99: Mehlhaff Files Plan to Raise State Sales Tax to 6.2% to Replace Most School Property Tax

Mehlhaff Proposes Increasing Sales Tax from 4.2% to 6.2% to Fund K-12 Education