It’s not every day that a five-million-dollar increase in sales tax revenues amidst a pandemic recession is only the second biggest budget story of the…
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South Dakota had more than twice as many people out of work in June as in March before coronavirus took over, and the pandemic recession…
Aberdonians appear to be on a buying binge. What we couldn’t spend at the bars amidst coronavirus we’ve apparently poured into other taxable purchases at…
A 13% drop in sales tax revenue would usually sound a four-alarm fiscal fire. But in times of coronavirus, Sioux Falls leaders can look at…
State economist Mark Quasney says Governor Kristi Noem’s willingness to not take coronavirus seriously is a major cause of our increased sales tax collections… but…
Since March 13, Governor Kristi Noem has issued twenty executive orders related to the coronavirus pandemic. (She issued 29 executive orders on a variety of…
A commenter shares an article from the Black Hills Pioneer noting that Belle Fourche is enjoying a coronavirus business boom: April sales tax numbers jumped…
We have our first state revenue report reflecting the impact of coronavirus on South Dakota’s fiscal situation. Sales tax collected in March and sent to…
Here’s some quick coronavirus budget math: Goldman Sachs said Sunday that U.S. GDP could dip 5% in the second quarter due to the economic disruption…
Representative Caleb Finck (R-21/Tripp) proposes House Bill 1284, which would do two things the Legislature is loath to do: repeal sales tax exemptions and give…