PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Thirty years after a property-tax revolt threatened to upend funding for South Dakota's county governments and public school districts, and the Janklow administration responded with a 30% reduction through a combination of cuts and tax hikes, the rumbling that has been building again in recent years now has the attention of state lawmakers and the governor.

The 16 voting and two non-voting members of the Legislature's Comprehensive Property Tax Force held their final meeting on Wednesday and agreed on a long list of proposals that will be offered when the 2026 session starts in January. Two Republicans, House Speaker Jon Hansen and the Senate's top elected member, Chris Karr, chaired the group.

Hansen and Karr pulled several surprises late in the afternoon near the

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