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VIEWPOINT | South Dakota must protect unclaimed property funds
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VIEWPOINT | South Dakota must protect unclaimed property funds

Guest column by Josh Haeder, South Dakota state treasurer

Mar 05, 2025
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Josh Haeder

There’s an old proverb: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is today.”

That perfectly sums up where we stand with Unclaimed Property in South Dakota. For six years, Senator Taffy Howard and I have fought to establish a trust to safeguard these funds, and now, thanks to growing support from legislative colleagues like Representative Chris Kassin (a fellow Huron Tiger —go Tigers!), we have a chance to get it done.

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