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South Dakota senator presses Rollins to promote MCOOL program
AGDAILY - Michigan
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June 13, 2025
Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking her to develop a framework for reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef. The South Dakota Republican said that a majority of...
Check out openings, closings of Sioux Falls area in this week's roundup
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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The Sioux Falls business scene is always bustling, showcasing a dynamic blend of new ventures, expansions and next chapters that reflect the city's ever-evolving economic landscape. Staying in the know about it all can prove challenging in a city...
South Dakota Doctors Slam RFK Jr. For Firing CDC Vaccine Panel
Pure Oldies 103.5 - South Dakota
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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW)The South Dakota State Medical Association is blasting Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing every member of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. Kennedy says he wants to install his own picks, arguing the...
Law enforcement: Expect crowds during Saturday protest, festivals
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Sioux Falls Police Department spokesperson Sam Clemens told media on Thursday that law enforcement is prepared for a busy weekend ahead in Sioux Falls. On June 14, Sioux Falls will host the annual Pride Parade and Festival at Yankton Trail Park,...
Rapid City Landfill reminds residents to be aware of flammable items
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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June 13, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Last week, a load in a garbage collection truck from the Rapid City Landfill caught on fire while the driver was on rounds. Something thrown away in a residential curbside bin sparked the fire. While the driver safely returned...
‘Entirely Unacceptable’: Senate Republicans Condemn California Democrat’s Outburst
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 13, 2025
Senate Republicans are sharply criticizing Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., for his disruption Thursday of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem‘s press conference. “Sen. Padilla should have been in Washington, D.C., voting. He has a...
NC gun rights: House passes constitutional carry bill. Is permitless carry legal in NC?
BlueRidgeNow.com - North Carolina
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North Carolina's House passed a bill allowing concealed carry of handguns without a permit. The bill, SB 50 "Freedom to Carry NC," now awaits Governor Josh Stein's review, who has indicated he will veto it. The North Carolina House voted 59-48 to...
Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Hawley included in U.S. Senate mega-bill
Idaho Capital Sun
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June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds in the Senate version of the costly “one big beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that extends and expands tax cuts and reduces funding...
Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Josh Hawley included in US Senate mega-bill
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds in the Senate version of the costly “one big beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that extends and expands tax cuts and reduces funding...
Iowa governor vetoes property rights protection bil
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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June 13, 2025
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds vetoed the bill that would have protected private landowners from carbon pipelines that want to use eminent domain to obtain easements. The House approved SF 639 after 13 republicans and all 15 of the democrats joined...
Attorney General Miyares Takes Legal Action Against 23andMe to Protect Virginians’ Genetic Data
Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer - North Carolina
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RICHMOND, Va. – Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed a lawsuit and separate objection to 23andMe’s plan to sell the personal genetic data of roughly 15 million consumers without their knowledge or consent in violation of Virginia law and the...
Republicans to watch when Trump’s $9.4 billion cut comes to the Senate
The Blaze
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June 13, 2025
In an age of unprecedented national debt, $9.4 billion is just a drop in a bucket, coming in at about 27 bucks per American. But still — still! — it might not pass the U.S. Senate, where it’s headed after the House of Representatives’ yes vote on...
The U.S. government is one step closer to defunding NPR, PBS
Poynter
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June 13, 2025
Good morning. Wow, what a week in media. Journalists being targeted at the protests in Los Angeles. The ouster of longtime correspondent Terry Moran at ABC News, in part, because of the now-deleted tweet about President Donald Trump and his...
Sioux Falls man convicted for illegal possession of ammunition
Sioux Empire Today - South Dakota
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June 12, 2025
U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell | U.S. Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell | U.S. Department of Justice A federal jury in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has found Lamont Victor Garrett guilty of possession of ammunition by a...
Trump overstepping his authority is the real threat to law and order | Damian Murphy
The Arizona Daily Star
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America has a law-and-order problem. It’s the president of the United States. Damian Murphy Throughout U.S. history, the best presidents sparingly sought to use federal forces not to exacerbate tensions but as a last resort to deescalate violence,...
South Dakota Weights Options for New Men’s Prison Amid Rising Inmate Population
Correctional News
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June 12, 2025
The South Dakota State Penitentiary was built in 1881, initially as a territorial prison before South Dakota became a state in 1889. As the state evaluates its future correctional needs, the recommendation from the new master plan is to...
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern Announces Retirement
DGR News
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South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern has announced that she will retire from the bench on Dec. 8, 2025. Justice Kern was appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court in 2014 by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to represent the First Supreme Court...
South Dakota Joins Lawsuit to Block 23andMe Data Sale
Mitchell Now - South Dakota
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June 12, 2025
By Christal Blue June 12, 2025 12:27 pm SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota is joining a national fight to stop 23andMe from selling people’s genetic data. Attorney General Marty Jackley says he’s hearing from concerned residents after...
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Kern announces retirement
KCAU - Iowa
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June 11, 2025
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern has announced that she will retire from the bench in December. According to a news release from the South Dakota Unified Judicial System, Kern was appointed to the South...
Sioux Falls man charged in June 4 shooting near police station
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 12, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — A Sioux Falls man has been apprehended more than a week after a shooting near the Sioux Falls Law Enforcement Center sent one man to the hospital. Police spokesman Sam Clemens on Thursday, June 12, announced the arrest of Dustin...