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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A new report found more than half of transgender youth in the U.S. have lost — or are at risk of losing — access to gender-affirming health care. With South Dakota among the states enacting bans, some families might be looking east to seek out options. Minnesota recently adopted a so-called “trans refuge” law, […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A new state rule will allow hunting in some parts of South Dakota state parks where it had previously been banned. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission finalized the rule this month that gives the division of parks and recreation the option of opening parts of the parks to […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Republican Gov. Kristi Noem suffered a second defeat Tuesday on a significant policy initiative. On an 11 to 23 vote, the Senate defeated Senate Bill 185. It would have established a Committee on Foreign Investment and revised provisions related to foreign ownership of agricultural land. The bill’s target was China and the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 18. South Dakota is among more than two dozen conservative states considering similar measures this year. HB 1080 is called the “Help Not Harm” Bill by proponents. When it takes effect July […]
PIERRE, S.D. — State regulators are accusing a Gettysburg business of breaking some of South Dakota’s grain laws. Banghart Properties LLC faces maximum civil fines totaling $70,000 for purchasing hundreds of truckloads more than the $5 million that a Class B license annually permits, as well as lifetime grain-licensing bans against its ownership and management […]
PIERRE, SD – Anti-Critical Race Theory legislation is now going to the Governor’s desk. The 97th Legislature of the State of South Dakota is passing House Bill 1012, which is supposed to protect students and employees at institutions of higher education from divisive concepts. House Bill 10-12 outlines “divisive concepts” institutions aren’t allowed to promote […]
CODY, WY (AP) – Drivers traveling from Cody to Yellowstone National Park will see a large billboard featuring a wolf and a call to action to end wildlife sporting contests. A new billboard campaign launching this week near Yellowstone National Park aims to draw attention to the practice of wildlife-killing contests, where participants pay fees […]
PIERRE, S.D. – In an executive order issued Tuesday evening, Governor Kristi Noem banned government entities in South Dakota from requiring “vaccine passports.” “Since the start of the COVID pandemic, we have provided the people of South Dakota with up-to-date science, facts, and data and then trusted them to exercise their personal responsibility to make […]
