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South Dakota AG impeachment committee meets amid new claims
2 years, 9 months ago

South Dakota AG impeachment committee meets amid new claims

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota House committee examining whether Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached for his conduct after killing a pedestrian with his car in 2020 detailed Thursday how it planned to wrap up its investigation, while attempting to keep out fresh allegations from one of Gov. The committee’s decision may be complicated by a letter the committee received …

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South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy
2 years, 11 months ago

South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers met behind closed doors on Tuesday as they launched an impeachment investigation into the state attorney general for his conduct surrounding a fatal car crash last year. The House Speaker, Republican Spencer Gosch, had pledged a transparent process as a committee that he appointed considers whether to recommend Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s impeachment. Gosch indicated Tuesday’s …

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South Dakota newspaper pushes House Speaker to open records
3 years, 1 month ago

South Dakota newspaper pushes House Speaker to open records

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota newspaper is preparing to launch a second lawsuit if the House Speaker does not disclose the names of lawmakers who called for a special legislative session this month to consider whether to impeach the state’s attorney general. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader and the South Dakota Newspaper Association last month asked the state Supreme Court to …

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South Dakota newspaper sues House Speaker for open records
3 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota newspaper sues House Speaker for open records

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota House speaker is facing a lawsuit over his decision to withhold from a newspaper the names of lawmakers who petitioned for a special legislative session to consider impeaching the attorney general. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader and the South Dakota Newspaper Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Republican Rep. Spencer Gosch violated state open records …

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Johnny Gosch and Eugene Wade Martin: How two missing paperboys shaped the “stranger danger” panic.
54 years, 11 months ago

Johnny Gosch and Eugene Wade Martin: How two missing paperboys shaped the “stranger danger” panic.

Slate  

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 5, 1982, 12-year-old Johnny Gosch vanished while delivering copies of the Des Moines Register. After two Des Moines dairies began placing missing children’s photographs, including Gosch’s and Martin’s, on their products in the fall of 1984, the practice caught on in the Midwest and then nationwide. It has not been that way …

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Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now
3 years, 8 months ago

Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now

Associated Press  

— Despite South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s renewed push for lawmakers to take up issues she feels were left unsettled during the regular legislative session, including banning transgender girls from girls’ sports, lawmakers said they won’t address it during a special session this year. The Republican governor’s office held a conference call Wednesday with legislative leaders to discuss summoning them …

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Noem weighs in on special session process for AG impeachment
3 years, 9 months ago

Noem weighs in on special session process for AG impeachment

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Republican House Speaker Spencer Gosch, who led the move to postpone considering impeachment, has asserted that the Legislature would need support from two-thirds of both chambers to convene outside the regularly scheduled legislative session. Gosch has said he pushed the step back from considering impeachment to make sure the process would be “fair and transparent,” and …

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