Greg Jamison

As momentum towards a new men’s prison in Sioux Falls builds, one state legislator is gathering information on how to best support the Sioux Falls community. But any support comes with a price tag legislators might not want to pay for.

A new report says if South Dakota doesn’t change its sentencing laws, the state’s prison population will increase by 30 percent in ten years.

SDPB’s Jackson Dircks had a conversation with District 12 Rep. Greg Jamison about property tax relief and how the federal spending cuts have a larger impact on South Dakotans than they realize.

South Dakota lawmakers are advancing three bills meant to keep property taxes down ahead of a crucial legislative deadline.

The bill limits schools, counties and municipalities from raising taxes by 2.5 percent or inflation—whichever is less. Current law is three percent.

SB 199 clarifies the consolidation process and allows county commissions and citizens to initiate the process.

A bill designed to add a state constitutional amendment legalizing electronic gambling fails to pass the House.

Another legislative session brings into frame taxation and its implications. In the House, one bill could make waves for the state's businesses – including tourism.

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Kids in Sioux Falls can get free passes to ride public buses until September. City leaders are launching the Dog Days of Summer pilot program that makes…