Sales Tax Propsal Will Be on Ballot

     PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakotans in a year will vote on a
sales tax increase to boost education and Medicaid funding.
     Secretary of State Jason Gant on Wednesday said supporters of
the proposal submitted more than enough valid petition signatures
to get the measure on the November 2012 general election ballot. It
will appear on the ballot as Initiated Measure 15.
     The measure would raise the state's sales tax from 4 percent to
5 percent. The additional 1 percent would raise an estimated $180
million, with half going to K-12 education and half to Medicaid
funding.