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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

SD: Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Pol

A national ranking gives South Dakota a failing grade for things like public access to information and accountability, both at the legislative and executive level. (Adobe Stock)
Impeachment Meetings in SD Underscore Transparency Concerns

A legislative panel has been discussing the possibility of impeachment proceedings against South Dakota's attorney general. A statewide government …

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A historic anti-corruption referendum approved by South Dakota voters in 2017 was later overturned by GOP lawmakers who claimed the public had been hoodwinked into voting yes. (commondreams.org)
SD Legislators vs. Voters: Putting Nation's Oldest Initiative and Referendum Process Under Threat?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In 1898, South Dakotans voted to become the first U.S. state to let citizens vote directly on laws through the initiative …

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Efforts underway to leave more fossil fuels in the ground to prevent greenhouse-gas pollution. Credit: Sasha Radosavljevic
Report: Executive Action Could Prevent 450 Billion Tons of Climate Pollution

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A new report from the Center for Biological Diversity highlights how President Obama, or any other sitting president, has legal …

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IMAGE: A first step toward ending big money in politics? The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to give Congress and states control of campaign spending limits, in response to recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Image credit: DonkeyHotey/Flickr
Senate Committee Approves Plan on Campaign Spending Limits

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A constitutional amendment giving Congress and states control of political campaign spending is moving toward a vote on the U.S…

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Another Supreme Court Decision Favors Big Spenders

YANKTON, S.D. - Another important campaign finance decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court is provoking both celebration and consternation …

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Supremes Could Decide Sky's the Limit for Campaign Donations

WASHINGTON - Another major Supreme Court decision on campaign finance could come this week. In McCutcheon vs. the Federal Elections Commission…

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Sheila Krumholz. Photo by Dan Heyman
Campaign Money “Arms Race” Goes Nuclear

YANKTON, S.D. - The people watching money in politics say the fundraising arms race has gone nuclear. Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the …

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Where are SD Kids on the Campaign Trail?

YANKTON, S.D. - Advocates for children in South Dakota say the youngest Americans are being ignored so far in the presidential campaigns, and they're …

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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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Koch Funding Climate Change Deniers: Mixed Success

ASPEN, Colo. - The Koch family has funneled tens of millions of dollars into causes which support the oil and gas industry in an attempt to undermine …

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Report: Big Biofuels Bucks Behind SD Campaigns

PIERRE, S.D. - There were lots of big spenders behind the unprecedented amount of campaign spending in the lead-up to Tuesday's elections, but one …

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New Study: S.Dak. Slow to Give Overseas Military Voters Time to Vote

Washington, DC - A report out this week from the Pew Center on the States lists South Dakota as one of 16 states not providing enough time for …

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