Why are Team Rapid City's ads centered around the sports complex, when the sports complex isn't even included in the Libertyland TIF? Why are their branding and messaging seemingly aimed at distracting the public instead of providing clear information? Residents of Rapid City have started to notice this as well, raising the same questions. For more perspectives, read the "Two Cents" column from the Rapid City Journal published on Saturday, December 13th, 2025.

Rapid City Journal Letter to the Editor by Daniel Milks December 11th 2025

It wasn’t that long ago that Rapid City voters were signing petitions requesting to vote on the massive $125M Libertyland Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District. Fearing the loss of taxpayer financing for his private enterprise, the developer launched an advertising blitz called “Decline to Sign” to try to convince people not to exercise their freedom to petition their government. It didn’t work. Over 5,000 signatures were gathered — twice the number required, and the vote was scheduled for Jan. 20, 2026.
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Chicago homeowners are asking for answers as property tax bills continue to climb, with several residents saying they’ve seen little improvement in return.

I put forth the following hypothesis: Bozeman city government’s use of tax increment financing (TIF) is increasing the unaffordability of housing in the city, thereby exacerbating one of the problems that the current City Commission claims to be among the most important facing our community.
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Rapid City Journal Letter to the editor by Jay Davis November 19th 2025

Article from the Nebraska Examiner

OMAHA — More than a half-billion dollars in property tax collections were directed during the past five years to fund urban redevelopment across Nebraska — marking a “remarkable increase” in tax-increment financing use that has sparked a warning from State Auditor Mike Foley.
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