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…
Tag: sales tax
While the Legislature struggles to agree on any plan for comprehensive tax reform, anti-hunger advocate Cathy Brechtelsbauer of Sioux Falls notes that the state already…
Rookie Senator Amber Hulse (R-30/Hot Springs) is proposing Senate Joint Resolution 507 to have voters say this November whether they want to semi-replace property tax…
With the Legislature still struggling to coalesce around any plan to lower property taxes, rookie Senator Amber Hulse (R-30/Hot Springs) proposes punting the issue to…
If Republicans reject the latest Democratic proposal to eliminate South Dakota’s unusual sales tax on food, maybe they’ll at least support a tax break for…
In his campaign for Governor, Congressman Dusty Johnson has proposed giving homeowners $400 property tax credits plus two years of zero property tax for first-time…
Democrats are taking another swing at repealing South Dakota’s food tax. District 15’s dynamic House Dems Erik Muckey and Kadyn Wittman offer House Bill 1281,…
Am I mistaken, or is the 2026 Legislature giving us an unusual number of reasonable decisions? Yesterday House State Affairs killed House Bill 1005, rookie…
Senator Chris Karr (R-11/Sioux Falls) led the fight three years ago to reduce South Dakota’s state sales tax from 4.5% to 4.2%. Karr got the…
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…