We all know that higher tobacco taxes reduce smoking. But the threat of tobacco taxes increase smoking… or at least the purchase of smokes? The…
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I’ve heard some opponents of Initiated Measure 25, the tobacco tax for vo-techs, say that raising the tobacco tax won’t make anyone quit smoking. But…
O.K., all you Democrats who’ve been fretting about when or whether Billie Sutton would work up the guts to drop the hammer on Kristi Noem,…
Kristi Noem is using her two weeks of unearned early vacation to tout a non-accomplishment: ICYMI>>Last week, the House PASSED Tax Reform 2.0. This legislation…
Kristi Noem celebrates American Business Women’s Day by claiming to have done all sorts of wonderful things for businesswomen. Her self-praise rings as emptily as…
G. Mark Mickelson sponsored Initiated Measure 25, the buck-a-pack tobacco tax hike, with the promise of putting up to $20 million a year into vo-tech…
Shall we thank Donald Trump for proving that deficit spending doesn’t hurt the economy? Through August 2016, the FY2016 deficit was $619 billion. Through August…
On my milk run to the corner Cenex last night, I found a “NO on IM 25” display on the counter with a whole packet…
The Legislative Research Council will present its new Issue Memorandum on wind energy development to the Legislature’s Executive Board this morning. Some fast facts from…
LRC to Present Issue Memos Monday on Wind Energy, Federal Ed Laws, and Neighboring State Tax Systems
The Executive Board of the South Dakota Legislature will hear three juicy Issue Memos at next week. The memos aren’t up yet, but the agenda…