When I recommend reforming South Dakota’s tax system by replacing our regressive sales and property taxes with a progressive income tax, Republicans go ape with…
Tag: property tax
…and Whose Fault Is That Unfairness? Rep. Al Novstrup and I agree that South Dakota’s current method of assessing agricultural land for property tax is a mess.…
One of the complaints against Senate Bill 136, the bipartisan grassy buffer strips bill that Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed last spring, was that the bill…
If you want the Governor to sign a bill, it can’t have a “D” in front of it. It has to have two Ds. Following signals…
The Aberdeen American News doesn’t endorse candidates. But in yesterday’s edition, the AAN editorial board endorsed my position on grassy buffer strips, a position my opponent in…
Rep. Dennis Feickert (D-1/Aberdeen) and Senator Jason Frerichs (D-1/Wilmot) spoke yesterday at a packed Brown County Democratic Forum. Both men discussed the 2016 Legislative Session. School Funding: Rep. Feickert…
Governor Dennis Daugaard has asked the South Dakota Supreme Court to render advisory opinions on two bills awaiting his signature: Senate Bill 136, the tax…
The Senate advanced one bad bill for agriculture, the environment, and citizen participation last week; now the House has a chance to pass one good bill for agriculture, the environment,…
Senator David Novstrup established for absolute certain today that he won’t run against me for his District 3 Senate seat. He was appointed errand boy…
Whether you’re heading to today’s crackerbarrels with curiosity or protest signs, you should be ready to ask your legislators questions. Some may want to ask about votes…