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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

CARTOON | Disconnected

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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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