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In South Dakota Senate, Far-Right Lawmakers Rankle GOP

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The conversation between a state senator and a legislative aide started with a seemingly routine discussion about a bill. It suddenly spiraled as the senator allegedly harassed the aide because she had vaccinated her young child, …

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Native Children Welfare Bill Passes South Dakota Committee

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill aimed at placing Native American children with other relatives when they are taken from their families during abuse and neglect proceedings was approved in a South Dakota House committee Friday.

The measure, introduced by …

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‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor To Be Charged With Sexual Assault

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of leading a cult could be facing multiple felonies and life in prison after police said he sexually assaulted young Indigenous girls and took multiple wives during a period …

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South Dakota Lawmakers Push Bill To Bar Transgender Youth Care

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state House committee voted Tuesday (1/31/23) to advance a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in South Dakota.

Supporters argued a bill barring youth from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and surgery would …

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South Dakota’s Noem Breaks News Conference Tradition

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has yet to make herself available to the Capitol press during the first three weeks of the state’s legislative session, breaking with a decades-old ritual of South Dakota governors holding …

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South Dakota Senate GOP Leader: Senator Accused Of Harrassment

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Senate Republican leader said Friday (1/27/23) that a committee will investigate a suspended senator for allegedly harassing a legislative aide during an exchange over childhood vaccines and breastfeeding.

Sen. Casey Crabtree, the Senate GOP …

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Senate Moves Forward With Child Witness Protections Bill

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Child witnesses have the right to a safe courtroom, South Dakota state legislators agreed during an initial bill hearing on Thursday (1/26/23).

The Senate Judiciary committee unanimously voted to move forward with a legal amendment that …

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South Dakota Senate Suspends Lawmaker After Vaccine Exchange

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Thursday (1/26/23) suspended a Republican state senator in a rare move that stripped the lawmaker of all legislative power while keeping the allegations against her a secret.

Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller, who …

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Some Jan. 6th Rioters Gain Sympathy For Cause In Red States

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Trennis Evans III joined the mob in the 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, climbing through a broken window and tossing back a swig of whiskey in a congressional conference room.

On Wednesday (1/25/23), Evans was …

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South Dakota Gov. Noem Threatens Charges For Abortion Pills

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, along with the state’s Republican attorney general, said the state will prosecute pharmacists who dispense abortion-inducing pills following a recent Food and Drug Administration rule change that broadens access to the …

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