Legislature’s property tax relief creates a burden for everyone

By: Dana Hess

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: March 22, 2026

Words: 759

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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That slurping sound you heard in early March was coming from Pierre. It was lawmakers drinking the Kool-Aid of property tax relief, trying as hard as they could to convince themselves that the best way to provide tax relief for homeowners was through higher sales taxes for everyone.

There were some other property tax bills approved during the session, but the two with the most impact on the most people came from Gov. Larry Rhoden …

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