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A new study shows health disparities cost Texas billions of dollars; Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary; Iowa cuts historical rural school groups.

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The Senate dismisses the Mayorkas impeachment. Maryland Lawmakers fail to increase voting access. Texas Democrats call for better Black maternal health. And polling confirms strong support for access to reproductive care, including abortion.

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

SD: Peace/Non-Violence

A Lakota man locks himself to construction equipment in 2016 to protest construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. (en.wikipedia.org)
Anti-Pipeline-Protest Bills Head to SD Governor's Desk

PIERRE, S.D. — Anti-pipeline-protest legislation that opponents say could chill free speech in South Dakota is on its way to Gov. Kristi Noem …

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Death penalty opponents hold a vigil at the South Dakota State Penitentiary on Good Friday. (iStockphoto)
SD Religious Leaders Hold Good Friday Death Penalty Vigil

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A group of death penalty opponents is holding a Good Friday vigil to protest the use of capital punishment in South Dakota…

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Climate change could have a big impact on the availability of food around the world. Photo by Jerry Oster
Climate Change Presents Multiple Threats to World Food System

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Climate change will have a big impact on food security across the globe, but will hit the poor and people living in tropical …

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PHOTO: Congress is debating a possible military strike against Syria. Photo credit: Eric Barfoed
Congress Debates Military Strike on Syria

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Congress is debating a possible military strike against the regime in Syria. Supporters say we have no choice but to punish Syria …

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SD Labor Throws Support Behind Hot Springs VA Hospital

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The U.S. Veterans Administration has proposed closing its medical facility in Hot Springs, South Dakota, after a decade of slowly …

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Net Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection

CHICAGO - The U.S. Senate may vote this week on overturning Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules aimed at guaranteeing an open Internet…

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A Prosperous and Strong America is a Secure America

ST. PAUL, Minn. - When it comes to national security, two longtime military men say in a new paper, it's time for America to refocus its strategy…

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Riding The Bus For American Energy Security

YANKTON, S. D. - United States military veterans are crisscrossing the country in purple buses, with a different kind of patriotic message. They say …

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South Dakota Iraq Vet is Attending Copenhagen Climate Talks

VERMILLION, S.D. - A U.S. Army Iraq war veteran and graduate student at the University of South Dakota is heading to Copenhagen for the United …

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