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  "path": "/2026/03/19/repub/missouri-among-republican-led-states-shifting-tax-burden-toward-sales-taxes/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T12:00:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
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    "tax cut",
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  "textContent": "There’s no doubt that raising sales taxes in order to lower property taxes will shift more of South Dakota’s tax burden to lower-income residents, Republican Senate Majority Leader Jim Mehlhaff said. “It is regressive,” he said. “There’s no denying that.” But Mehlhaff said the state’s modest sales tax increase will bring a much-needed reprieve from […]",
  "title": "Missouri among Republican-led states shifting tax burden toward sales taxes"
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