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'The right thing to do': Voters in deep red South Dakota approve Medicaid expansion
2 years, 2 months ago

'The right thing to do': Voters in deep red South Dakota approve Medicaid expansion

Raw Story  

Defying their right-wing political leaders, South Dakota voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to expand the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, a move that will extend public health insurance coverage to around 45,000 low-income people. "We're glad that South Dakota voters saw that helping our neighbors get healthcare is the right thing to do." "We're glad …

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People In South Dakota Are Already Living In A Post-Roe World
2 years, 10 months ago

People In South Dakota Are Already Living In A Post-Roe World

Huff Post  

More likely than not, you’ll find Sarah Traxler in an airport terminal, staring at her watch and wondering “When is this plane getting here?” Traxler, an abortion provider, flies from her home state of Minnesota to South Dakota twice a month to provide care in the last abortion clinic left in the state, Planned Parenthood’s Sioux Falls health center. Although …

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Kristi Noem is playing politics while Covid-19 burns through her state
4 years, 1 month ago

Kristi Noem is playing politics while Covid-19 burns through her state

CNN  

CNN — South Dakota is, by any measure, one of the epicenters of the coronavirus surge in the United States right now. For that matter, neither does Governor Noem, which is why she has provided her citizens with the full scope of the science and trusted them to make the best decisions for themselves and their loved-ones.” Yes, amid a …

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South Dakota groups file petitions to legalize marijuana
5 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota groups file petitions to legalize marijuana

Associated Press  

— South Dakota groups submitted separate signed petitions Monday that would allow residents to vote next year on whether to legalize medical marijuana and recreational marijuana. New Approach South Dakota submitted more than 30,000 signatures to put the medical marijuana initiative on the ballot. The same group tried to get medical marijuana on South Dakota’s ballot last year but fell …

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