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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem 1st to Sign Transgender Athlete Ban This Year
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that will ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity
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South Dakota Governor's Bill to Ban Transgender Girls from Sports Moves Forward
A South Dakota legislative committee has approved a bill championed by Gov. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports leagues that match their gender identity.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Defends Daughter's Licensure
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending her administration’s handling of her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.
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Corey Lewandowski Fired From Trump PAC After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Corey Lewandowski has been removed from his position overseeing a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump after a donor alleged he sexually harassed her at a charity event in Las Vegas over the weekend.
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SD Gov. Noem Cuts Ties With Former Trump Adviser Lewandowski
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is cutting ties with political adviser Corey Lewandowski after the longtime confidant to former President Donald Trump was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a GOP donor.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Won't Use Trump Ally Corey Lewandowski as Advisor After Reports of Affair, Sexual Harassment
Corey Lewandowski at one point managed the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump. He now has been booted as an unpaid advisor to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
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29. South Dakota
Business friendliness is high in the Mount Rushmore State. But poor connectivity shows infrastructure has cracks.
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GOP Donor Funds South Dakota National Guard Troops in Texas
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she will use a donation from a Republican donor to fund a deployment of up to 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Virginia Gets Close to Legalizing Recreational Weed as Other States Eye Cannabis Tax Windfalls
Virginia finalizing its legalization of marijuana, while other states are calling for similar measures.
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‘Overrun by Angry Mobs': SD Gov. Noem Calls Out Democratic-Run Cities
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem opened Night 3 of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday by charging that America’s “founding principles are under attack” and declaring that “Democrat-run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs,” NBC News reports.
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South Dakota Gov. Takes Tribe Checkpoint Flap to White House
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Wednesday she is appealing to President Donald Trump’s administration in her standoff with two American Indian tribes over coronavirus checkpoints they set up on federal and state highways.
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South Dakota Tribes Defy Governor, Maintain Checkpoints in Coronavirus Fight
Two Native American tribes are defying South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s order to remove roadside checkpoints that tribal leaders claim are necessary to keep coronavirus from infecting reservations, NBC News reported Monday.
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South Dakota's Governor Defends ‘Meth. We're on It' Campaign
South Dakota sparked online guffaws Monday by rolling out an anti-drug campaign featuring people saying, “Meth, I’m on it,” and the governor said the backlash proves the effort to raise awareness is working. The nearly $1.4 million campaign aimed at tackling the state’s methamphetamine epidemic includes $449,000 paid to the Minneapolis-based ad agency that created the tagline. A press release...
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Blizzard Warnings Posted From Colorado to Minnesota
Blizzard warnings were posted from Colorado to Minnesota on Wednesday and wildfires were a concern in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as the second so-called “bomb cyclone” storm in less than a month hit the central U.S., raising the prospect of renewed flooding in the already drenched Midwest. Heavy snow began disrupting ground and air travel Wednesday afternoon. Roads became...
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Fact Check: Trump's Fuzzy Medicare Math
President Donald Trump on several occasions has taken credit for making Medicare “stronger.” In one instance, he said, “Medicare will be $700 billion stronger over the next decade thanks to our growth.” In fact, Medicare’s finances have worsened since he took office, and economic growth is not expected to help the program as much as he claims
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GOP Tax Plan Would Slash Corporate Rate, Help Wealthiest
House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that would slash the corporate rate and lower the personal taxes of most Americans but also limit a cherished deduction for homeowners, as President Donald Trump and the GOP seek to deliver on the first tax revamp in three decades. The proposal would add $1.5 trillion to the nation’s debt over...
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Q&A: How GOP Could Repeal Health Care Law
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. “He said, ‘Now you guys own it. Now fix it. It’s on your watch now,'” recalled GOP Rep. Pat Tiberi, chairman of a pivotal health subcommittee. “And this is a supporter.” Republicans have unanimously...