Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks on Oct. 24, 2025, at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport in South Dakota while announcing a proposal to fund airport expansion projects. (Photo by Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and a group of legislators — including one seeking his job — made rival proposals this week to shift millions in state housing infrastructure funds to other purposes.
On Wednesday, a legislative task force working on property tax reduction advanced 19 ideas that could become legislation this winter. The ideas include taking the roughly $65 million remaining in the state’s housing infrastructure fund and pairing it with money from the state’s budget reserves to provide $500 individual property tax credits to homeowners…