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Senate approves property tax relief fund through state sales tax
$110 million coming online next year will be used to offset homeowner tax bills
3 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis
Financial incentive for new Smithfield packing plant in Sioux Falls clears first City Council test
Council agrees to forward $90 million tax increment financing deal to help pay for wastewater treatment facility at Foundation Park
6 hrs ago • Patrick Lalley
Brookings pondering future of Dacotah Bank Center
Public invited to open houses to hear ideas for how event center could be used in the future
9 hrs ago • The Dakota Scout
Rhoden-supported effort to lower barriers on local government referrals fails
Rep. Aaron Aylward had sought to decrease the number of signatures needed to refer a decision to the ballot box
23 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis
Sioux Falls School Board members critical of efforts in Pierre to restrain opt outs
Lawmakers took repeated swings to make it easier for voters to refer property tax increases to public vote
Mar 10 • Todd Epp
House agrees to shift $110 million to yearly homeowner property tax relief
Lawmakers preparing to tap income that will come with end of tax holiday in 2027
Mar 9 • Jonathan Ellis
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Mar 9 • Ryan M Stoick
Property tax relief package runs legislative gauntlet in session's final days
Gov. Larry Rhoden has endorsed five bills that achieve reductions, increase voter oversight
Mar 9 • Jonathan Ellis
The Dakota Scout E-edition | Mar. 6-12, 2026
Volume 2 | Number 80
Mar 9
SCOUTING REPORT | Honoring heroes, Outdoor Campus events, joy of gardening, feeding seniors
A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments
Mar 8 • Jonathan Ellis
Edmunds County puts final touches on $8.4 million jail
Sheriff Jonathan Waldner hoping extra cells will generate revenue for county
Mar 8 • Elisa Sand
Rhoden's Sioux Falls, Rapid City airport funding idea survives legislative flak
House Speaker Jon Hansen tried to shoot down measure with super majority requirement
Mar 8 • Jonathan Ellis
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