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Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment. Supporters converged on...
Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — Water containing a radioactive material has leaked for a second time from a nuclear plant near Minneapolis and the plant will be shut down, but there is no danger to the public, the plant’s owner said Thursday. A leak of what was believed to be hundreds...
Florida abortion ban could have impact beyond the state
TALLAHASSE, Fla. (AP) — Less than a year after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an expected GOP presidential contender, signed a ban on abortions after the 15-week mark of pregnancy, he’s showing support for an even stricter ban introduced this week by state lawmakers. His position could have...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justice Jackson gets hometown honor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The naming of a Miami-area street for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson brings to four the number of sitting Supreme Court justices similarly honored and makes possible a high court-focused road trip between Florida and New York. Jackson, the first Black woman to...
South Dakota House nixes ban on lawmaker spouse lobbying
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would prohibit the spouses of South Dakota state lawmakers from serving as lobbyists was defeated Monday in the state House. Backers described the bill as a much-needed ethics measure, while opponents said it targeted Republican Sen. Julie...
US to focus bison restoration on expanding tribal herds
DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the American...
Trans people face 'horrifying' rhetoric at statehouses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — It was pharmacist Gwendolyn Herzig's first time testifying before a legislative committee when she spoke to several Arkansas lawmakers in a packed hearing room this month about a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors. Herzig, who is transgender,...
Today in History: FEB 27, Women's right to vote upheld
Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 27, the 58th day of 2023. There are 307 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 27, 1922, the Supreme Court, in Leser v. Garnett, unanimously upheld the 19th Amendment to the Constitution,...
Transgender advocates sue South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A transgender advocacy group in South Dakota sued Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and the head of the state's Department of Health on Friday over the state’s decision to terminate a contract with the group last December. The Transformation Project filed a lawsuit...
Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
Yankton Press & Dakotan. February 7, 2023. Editorial: MMIP: The Statistics And The Faces Many of us don’t know Ashleigh Wabasha as anything other than a mystery and a statistic. That is, we know her as a 19-year-old young woman and a member of the...
