South Dakota's property tax crusade eyes relief for seniors, veterans, homeowners; mandated spending cuts floated

19 reform measures head to state Legislature with support from Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force

Sen. Chris Karr served as chairman of the Legislature’s Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force. (Courtesy of SD Searchlight)

Tax freezes for seniors and veterans, simplifying tax relief application processes, and limiting how much governments can spend were among the flurry of recommendations for delivering property tax relief to South Dakotans that came out of the state Legislature’s Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force. On Wednesday, the panel pared down more than two dozen proposals to a list of 19 that it will ask lawmakers to consider when they convene at the state Capitol in January.

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