Tobacco tax shift burns up grant funds cities use to fight West Nile

A move to put more tobacco tax money toward South Dakota’s dayto- day government expenses might mean more mosquito bites — and a greater risk of West Nile virus — after July.Gov. Larry Rhoden signed Senate Bill 54 into law recently. It reduces the amount of yearly tobacco tax revenue used to help people quit and avoid smoking from $5 million to $2 million. The rest of the money rai...