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PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota’s statutory deadlines to submit petitions to initiate new state laws and amendments to the state constitution both violate the U.S. Constitution, according to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. SD Voice, a ballot-measure committee headed by Cory Heidelberger, had challenged the state laws requiring citizen-initiated petitions be filed one […]
PIERRE, SD – While the governor and Republican-led Legislature push to expand access to firearms in South Dakota, a majority of voters favors restrictions such as waiting periods and age limits for some gun purchases, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. The poll of 500 registered voters showed that 60% […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakota has some of the weakest laws in the nation when it comes to regulating who decides what should happen to the body of someone who dies, and the vague laws are causing greater expense for survivors, creating emotional trauma for grieving families and funeral directors, and occasionally leading to contentious […]
