HB 1214 – a food tax sunset  compared to HB 1216 a food tax swap

On 2-7-12 the South Dakota House Taxation committee will look at two bills using different approaches to removing state sales tax from groceries. 

HB 1214 proposes a food sales tax sunset, using 1/2 cent decreases to phase out the… Read more

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Senate Bill 194 Sales and property tax relief for elderly persons and persons with a disability.

Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear SB 194 Thursday morning, 2-2-12.  South Dakota has a long-standing program that provides sales and property tax relief to the elderly and disabled poor.  Program… Read more

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Less than 10% of South Dakota elderly living below poverty level receive property or sales tax refunds.

South Dakota has a long-standing program that provides sales and property tax relief to the elderly and disabled poor.

However, because income eligibility is tied to a fixed dollar income (not a % of… Read more

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House Bill 1131 – a proposal to take the sales tax off groceries. 

On Thursday, 1-27-11, the House Taxation Committee heard testimony on HB 1131 – a proposal to take the sales tax off groceries and replace the revenue with an increase on other taxable items.  Following testimony, the Committee… Read more

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South Dakota’s Gross State Product is still growing, despite job losses

In 2009, South Dakota’s current dollar Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at a rate of 2.2%, compared to a national decrease of -2.1%.  This productivity growth happened at the same time job cuts decreased the total employment in… Read more

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9-28-10  18.2 percent of South Dakota children live in poverty – New census data paints grim picture

Child poverty in South Dakota increased to 18.2 percent in 2009 from 16.4 percent in 2007. According to Census Bureau data released today, 34,671 South Dakota children are poor. The child poverty rate… Read more

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Air Date: 09/21/2010   On this edition of Dakota Midday, host Paul Guggenheimer talks with Joy Smolnisky, director of the South Dakota Budget and Policy Project. She discusses new figures released by the Census Bureau that show poverty rose substantially in South Dakota.

 To listen, click here.

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Job-based health coverage continues to weaken

9-17-10  The past year brought the largest single-year increase in national poverty on record, with rates jumping to 14.3 percent in 2009 from 13.2 percent in 2008, new Census Bureau data show. The Census Bureau also released preliminary data showing that poverty rose substantially… Read more

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