SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday issued an executive order instructing the Department of Education to review teacher trainings, content standards and other educational materials to ensure they are devoid of “divi…
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Transgender athlete ban, backed by Noem, clears committee
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative committee on Friday 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. With the Republican…
South Dakota Supreme Court rules against pot legalization
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use. Gov. Kristi Noem instigated…
South Dakota lawmakers to press for Noem daughter’s records
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota lawmakers are pressing Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration to hand over a document that could prove whether there was a plan in place to give her daughter another chance to win a real estate appraiser lic…
New ethics board thrust into South Dakota Gov Kristi Noem inquiry
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The four retired judges who make up South Dakota’s Government Accountability Board usually meet just a handful of times a year, almost entirely unnoticed by the public, and have never advanced a complaint to a public hear…
South Dakota lawmakers question Noem’s meeting with daughter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Republican and Democratic legislators alike said Wednesday they want more details from Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration on a meeting last year that included the governor, her daughter and state employees ove…