On November 20, 2013, I reported that Joop Bollen had run an unlicensed bank and dodged the bank franchise tax in the course of South Dakota’s…
Tag: taxes
Dr. Tim Mitchell superintends a school district with a student body the size of the entire town of Pierre and a staff (teachers, sweepers, everybody) the…
I had a great time yesterday listening to students debate major South Dakota issues and speaking with them afterward at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s Young Elected Legislative…
Of all the bills he could have and should have vetoed, Governor Dennis Daugaard yesterday chose to veto three tax cuts. They were niggly favors for…
Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed three of the eight bills still on his desk this morning: Senate Bills 100, 136, and 159. Senate Bill 100 would have…
I rode my bike to the courthouse to get my license plate tags yesterday. (Pause. Enjoy.) My renewal isn’t due until the end of May,…
While a majority of Republicans cheer passage of Senate Bill 1, the $85-million transportation bill, complete with a six-cent increase in the per-gallon fuel tax starting April 1…
I noticed something funny about the three-tiered tax levy the Legislature included in Senate Bill 1, the hard-fought road bill sent to the Governor on…
Rep. Al Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) cites as his top accomplishment for the 2015 Legislature the defeat of House Bill 1207: Rep. Justin Cronin brought HB 1207 out of concern that…
Rep. Ray Ring (D-17/Vermillion) joined the yeas passing Senate Bill 1, the big road bill, today in Pierre. He says the road bill is the best thing to…