House Speaker Mickelson Proposes Increase in Tobacco Tax

House Speaker Mark Mickelson of Sioux Falls wants a dramatic hike in the tobacco tax to help bring down costs at the state’s tech schools.

He tell’s Kelo Radio’s Bill Zortman Show that we need to be more competitive with surrounding states:

The Argus Leader in Sioux Falls reports that Mickelson’s proposed ballot measures would increase the tax on cigarettes as high as 20 percent.