Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addressed the Senate floor on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to highlight significant new tax benefits now available to Americans under the Working Families Tax Cuts. Thune emphasized that these provisions, which apply to the 2025 tax year, are expected to result in larger refunds for millions of households this spring.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed initiated Constitutional Amendment that aims to repeal all property taxes in the state and replace them with a new "retail transaction" tax.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force has finalized a set of recommendations designed to deliver over $348 million in property tax relief to South Dakota homeowners, representing an estimated 25% cut. The plan, announced by Task Force Chair, Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr, and Vice Chair, Speaker of the House Jon Hansen, focuses on combining immediate homeowner relief with long-term fiscal reforms.