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…
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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…
As expected, Governor Larry Rhoden is punting property tax relief to the counties. Instead of building on the numerous proposals the Legislature’s interim task force…