State's Retailers Say Income Increasing

It appears that a rebound in state sales tax receipts is gathering strength. South Dakota Retailers Association Executive Director Shawn Lyons says gas prices will be a critical element in any retail rebound…

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The ten percent budget cuts passed by the 2011 legislature were directly related to a slow down in sales and other state taxes.   Lyons says the trend so far, is pretty optimistic…

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(courtesy WNAX Yankton)