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…
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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…
Former Senate boss Lee Schoenbeck says the Governor and Legislature wouldn’t have to play word games to break the school-funding law if they would just…
When the Legislature struggled its way toward giving regular folks a sales tax break in 2023, they could only muster the courage to make the…
Proposals T, U, and V discussed at yesterday’s Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force meeting all included removing the sales tax exemption for advertising services, which…