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Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota

Published February 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:12

Do you feel like you were getting any momentum with those? Well, yeah, on all fronts. You know, we met with Rollins, I think no less than four times. Talked about different issues, Avian flu, which is a big problem in eastern South Dakota with our bird population. And I took my Secretary of Agriculture, Hunter Roberts with me, and so he was alongside of me. (04:12–04:18)

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Asserts that avian flu is a significant issue affecting the bird population in eastern South Dakota.

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“We had three or four meetings with [USDA Secretary Brooke] Rawlins.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 01:36-01:39
“We talked pretty extensively about the Black Hills and timber contracts.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 01:41-01:47
“Under the Biden administration, we were just banging our heads against the wall.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 02:29-02:34
“A lot of damage has already been done [to the timber industry].”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 02:59-03:03
“Wildland fires have a huge potential for a lot of, you know, risk to life and property [in the Black Hills].”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 03:30-03:46
“We've been on our own for the last four years with the Biden administration.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 04:40-04:45
“We cap the increases from here for the next five years at 3% county wide on owner occupied taxes.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 05:33-05:42
“It raises the minimum, the wage requirement or the cap to 65,000 for multiple member home and the value of the house to 500,000.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 05:48-06:00
“There was a shift taking place towards owner occupied, away from the other classes of property.”
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“We need to protect the integrity of the tax system.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 07:31-07:35
“We had a 3% cap countywide on owner occupied.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 07:38-07:44
“If they're not allowed to do their job, then we corrupt the system.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 07:56-08:01
“We went to a new productivity system [in agriculture].”
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“Virtually everyone I talk to, every legislator I spoke to, not one has not realized that we need to build a prison.”
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“This tax bill is the only governor's bill that we have that I've introduced.”
Governor Larry Rhoden Discusses Timber Industry, Property Tax Reforms, and Legislative Challenges in South Dakota | Uploaded February 27, 2025 | 11:14-11:20
“Each one of the people sitting in every chair in the legislature represent 1 35th of the state's population.”
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“Civility would be one of my cornerstones [in governance].”
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