Why a federal balanced budget amendment doesn’t make sense for South Dakota
It sounds so reasonable to have a federal balanced budget amendment… Why doesn’t it make sense? Last year, SD BPI testified against this concept. Why did SD BPI testify against the resolution? Read...
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What is the coverage gap?
Answer: The predicament of 13,000 South Dakotans whose income is too low to purchase subsidized insurance on the exchange and too high for current Medicaid coverage. Background: About 13,000 South...
View ArticleLegislative Candidate Budget Basics
Learning materials for Candidate Budget Basics Training Sessions provided throughout the state by SD Budget & Policy Institute Power Point with talking notes: Budget Basics Candidate Training...
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How many people in YOUR South Dakota county need Medicaid Expansion?
New US Census data helps South Dakota counties understand just how many of their low-income residents have no health insurance. A few years ago we[i] published the detailed census estimates of how many...
View ArticleASBSD/SASD 2016 Convention Presentation 8-4-2016
Materials for ASBSD/SASD 2016 Convention Workshop How will we know if the k-12 funding changes made this past legislative session are working (Powerpoint) Summary of new school funding laws from DOE...
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HB 1182 Raising teacher salaries – how much would taxes change for your...
The combination of property tax savings and sales tax increases will affect each household differently. Raising sales tax by 1/2 cent will raise about $107 million dollars. And decreasing property tax...
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HB1182 Raising Teacher Salaries – how much would taxes change for your...
Raising sales tax by 1/2 cent will raise about $107 million dollars. And decreasing property tax will cost about $40 million dollars. But how much will your agricultural operation pay to support the...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Medicaid Expansion decision delayed
Medicaid expansion will be addressed in special session or 2017 legislative session Governor Daugaard announced that with only 10 days left in the 2016 legislative session he has “concluded that to...
View Article1/2 ¢ sales tax increase nets an 9.8% increase for SD k-12 education funding
Teacher Salary Funding plan passed – how much will it increase spending per student? The legislation that funds the Blue Ribbon Task Force recommendations to raise teacher salaries has passed the...
View ArticleSD Association of School Business Officials Presentation
It isn’t all glamor being a business wonk – but South Dakota is fortunate to have some great talent serving as Business Officers in our School Districts. So a BIG thank you to these dedicated folks...
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