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— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Rhonda Milstead, said Noem’s orders were “a weak message” made after she has fallen from favor with …
— South Dakota Gov. Just minutes after the GOP-led state legislature passed a bill banning transgender women and girls participating in women’s sports leagues, the Republican governor fired off a tweet declaring herself “excited to sign” the bill. “Let’s take action that really gives us the result of protecting women’s sports,” Noem said, likening the bill to a “participation trophy” …
