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Stu Whitney
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Investigative Reporter, South Dakota News Watch
Sioux Falls
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By Patrick Lalley Verified, Stu Whitney Verified| Sioux Falls Live Verified Sioux Falls city councilors got a glimpse at where the city’s revenues are headed Tuesday, and they aren’t up. Sales tax growth slumped in the first quarter of 2025, expanding at just a smidge above 0 percent compared to last year. The 2 percent sales tax that Sioux Falls collects on goods and services is the most important revenue source – funding many employee salaries, including public safety workers – as well as road construction, maintenance and other capital projects.
By Patrick Lalley Verified, Stu Whitney Verified| Sioux Falls Live Verified SIOUX FALLS – Keeping cattle waste out of the river that runs through the state’s largest city will cost about $11 million over the next five years, and the city will pay more than half the price. One of the designers of the water quality program that money pays for, however, told an audience in Sioux Falls that past investments have paid off. The Big Sioux River is polluted with dissolved soils, agricultural chemicals and livestock waste beyond levels safe for uses like fishing and swimming.
By Patrick Lalley Verified, Stu Whitney Verified| Sioux Falls Live Verified Sioux Falls city councilors got a glimpse at where the city’s revenues are headed Tuesday, and they aren’t up. Sales tax growth slumped in the first quarter of 2025, expanding at just a smidge above 0 percent compared to last year. The 2 percent sales tax that Sioux Falls collects on goods and services is the most important revenue source – funding many employee salaries, including public safety workers – as well as road construction, maintenance and other capital projects.
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South Dakota News Watch
A nonprofit of South Dakota journalists who tell in-depth and investigative stories, verify claims and engage with communities to identify solutions.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
+1 605-215-6225
Founded: 2018