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Voters deserve a say as counties consider shifting property tax burden to sales taxes

Brad Johnson
Aug 17, 2026

South Dakota’s new optional half-percent county sales tax is being sold as property-tax relief. It is relief only in the sense of moving money from one pocket to another. The cost of county government does not fall. The law changes who pays it. Meade, Pennington, Custer and Codington are among the counties that have enacted […]

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Black Hills counties among first to adopt new sales tax option for homeowner property tax reduction

Makenzie Huber
Jul 22, 2026

At least four South Dakota counties — including three in the Black Hills — have decided to implement sales taxes to lower property taxes for homeowners, while several more plan to consider it later or let voters decide in November. The opportunity stems from a new state law that took effect July 1, giving counties […]

Voters deserve a say as counties consider shifting property tax burden to sales taxes

Black Hills counties among first to adopt new sales tax option for homeowner property tax reduction

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Black Hills counties among first to adopt new sales tax option for homeowner property tax reduction

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