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PNS Daily Newscast - January 26, 2021
LGBTQ+ groups celebrate President Joe Biden's reversal of Trump ban on transgender people in the military; Articles of Impeachment delivered -- Trump first President impeached twice.
2020Talks - January 26, 2021
Senate prepares for impeachment trial; SCOTUS ends emolument suits against Trump, but Guiliani faces new liability. SecTreas Yellen confirmed, Huckabee announces AR gubernatorial run as other GOP Senators step down. Transgender people back in the military and Biden unveils his "Buy American" plan while First Lady gets active; and Harriet Tubman may become first Black American on U.S. currency.
Public News Service - SD: Civic Engagement
Click to downloadSioux Falls, SD - The details of the proposed abortion ban initiative are too blurry, according to the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families. The group is opening a campaign encouraging voters to scrutinize the initiative, which will be on South Dakota's ballot in November. Campaign director
Pierre, SD – The group representing South Dakota state employees says a measure placed on this fall's ballot by initiative is a violation of the Constitution. It proposes to prohibit state, county, municipal and school government workers from contributing money for lobbying purposes. South D
Pierre, SD – The "South Dakota Open and Clean Government Act," which would prohibit tax-funded lobbying, is one of a long list of initiatives that will appear on the South Dakota ballot this fall. But David Owen, president of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, suggests people l
Sioux Falls, SD – South Dakota's 34 community health clinics have been working to improve the health of democracy by making voter registration available to their patients. All South Dakota residents, including community health clinic patients, can register at the community clinics through May
Pierre, SD - South Dakota lawmakers are back in session today, and they're being called on to end the state's ongoing abortion debate. The South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families sent letters to all state lawmakers, asking them to forget about a statewide abortion ban and focus on preventing unin
Vermillion, SD – Where do federal dollars go when they end up in South Dakota? A study released by the University of South Dakota's Business Research Bureau shows more federal funding coming into the state than going out, and the funds are being used to help a wide range of the state's needies
