SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been reading email and checking news sites on his phone immediately before, according to videos of their interviews. In two videos released by Gov. Kristi…
Biden’s Keystone Shutdown an ‘Attack on the Rule of Law,’ South Dakota’s Johnson Says
This is part two of a series exploring the effects of President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. MITCHELL, S.D.—Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) has listened to story after story from local business owners who have been hurt badly as a result of the shutdown of the Keystone XL pipeline. In addition to the more…
With Court Ruling South Dakota Pot Referendum Goes up in Smoke
A state judge in South Dakota struck down a state constitutional amendment approved by the voters in November that would lead to the legalization and taxation of the recreational use of marijuana because its supporters supposedly failed to follow proper procedure. The lawsuit on which the judge ruled did not deal with Initiated Measure 26,…
South Dakota Court Ruling Sends Pot Referendum Up in Smoke
A state judge in South Dakota struck down a state constitutional amendment approved by voters in November that would lead to the legalization and taxation of the recreational use of marijuana because its supporters supposedly failed to follow proper procedure. The lawsuit on which the judge ruled didn’t deal with Initiated Measure 26, another referendum…
South Dakota Republican Bill Seeks to Nullify Biden Executive Orders
A bill introduced in the South Dakota state legislature would grant the state’s attorney general the authority to determine whether President Joe Biden’s executive orders are constitutional and potentially nullify them at the state level. The proposed legislation, which describes itself as an act to “authorize the review of certain executive orders issued by the…
South Dakota Governor Will Propose Bill to Ban Abortions of Down Syndrome Babies
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced on Jan. 23 that she’ll introduce a bill to her state’s legislature on Jan. 25 that would ban abortion of babies based solely on a diagnose of Down syndrome. The Republican governor made the decision on the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v….
South Dakota Governor Will Propose Bill on Monday to Ban Abortions of Down Syndrome Babies
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced on Saturday she will introduce a bill to her state’s legislature on Monday that would ban abortion of babies based solely on a diagnose of Down Syndrome. The Republican governor made the decision on the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, which…
South Dakota Governor Backs Bill to Ban Abortions of Down Syndrome Babies
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is introducing legislation to the South Dakota legislature that would prevent abortion for babies based solely on a diagnose of Down Syndrome. “I’m proposing a bill to the legislature that would prevent abortions for babies based on a Down syndrome diagnosis. So, the doctor would be prevented to conduct an abortion…
South Dakota Governor Says She Isn’t Trying to Unseat Senate Majority Whip
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem revealed that she has no interest in challenging Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) for his job and pledged on Tuesday to run for another term as governor in 2022. “[Thune] is a friend of mine, and I will not be challenging him,” the Republican governor wrote on Twitter Tuesday…
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