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Tribes blast South Dakota governor's claim that leaders are benefitting from drug cartels
Relations between South Dakota tribes and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem have long been strained, but they have become even more contentious recently as Noem has pointedly criticized tribal leaders, accusing some of profiting from drug dealing and questioning their commitments to children on...
South Dakota officials to investigate state prison 'disturbance' in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials said Thursday they will investigate a “disturbance” at a state prison in Sioux Falls that they say resulted in at least one officer getting assaulted the day before. “I have directed the South Dakota Division of Criminal...
Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
Yankton Press & Dakotan. March 25, 2024. Editorial: SD Public Defender Bill Is A Step Forward Better late than never, South Dakota stepped into a new legal era last week when Gov. Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1057, which establishes a state public defender...
Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
Yankton Press & Dakotan. March 18, 2024. Editorial: Allegation Against SD Tribes Demands Proof Last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a town hall meeting, which was devoted to the signing of recently passed educational bills, to lob a serious accusation at South Dakota...
A new front opens over South Dakota ballot initiatives: withdrawing signatures from petitions
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill to allow signers of ballot initiative petitions to revoke their signatures — a move opponents decry as a jab at direct democracy and a proposed abortion rights initiative, which would enable voters to protect abortion rights in the state...
South Dakota gov. promotes work on her teeth by Texas dentist in infomercial-style social media post
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem posted an infomercial-style video on X Monday night lavishing praise on a team of cosmetic dentists outside her state for giving her a smile she said she can be proud of. Noem, who has showcased herself as a potential vice...
Asked to clear up abortion bans, GOP leaders blame doctors and misinformation for the confusion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear, resulting in denied treatment to some pregnant women in need. ...
South Dakota Legislature ends session but draws division over upcoming abortion rights initiative
South Dakota's Republican-led Legislature wrapped up on Thursday after about two months of work in a session that largely aligned with Gov. Kristi Noem's vision and drew division over an abortion rights ballot initiative voters could decide in November. Lawmakers sent a $7.3 billion...
Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off — again — the day Americans could elect a woman president
WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation's top elected office — the presidency — looming far out of reach. A man at the bottom predicts, unhelpfully: “You'll never make it, sister!” Asked the Chicago Daily Tribune, in a 1922...
Tim Scott lost his own presidential bid. But he's gotten Donald Trump's attention for vice president
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The biggest winner of the Republican primary season so far, besides Donald Trump, might be Tim Scott. The South Carolina senator failed in his own bid for president. But his enthusiastic campaigning for the former president has been generating buzz about...
