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Buhl O’Donnell: Lawmakers Have No Business Dictating Pregnancy
As Rep. Fred Deutsch (R-4/Florence) ramps up the culture war by peddling the anti-abortion distraction on our university campuses, Senator Angie Buhl O’Donnell (D-15/Sioux Falls) offers the one line...
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Four Democrats Join Sanford Push to Undo Any Willing Provider Initiative
I told them not to do it. The GOP spin blog told them not to do it. But twenty legislators have done it: they have chosen to cave to Sanford Health’s pressure and sponsor House Bill 1067, which would...
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“Dakota” Means “Ally”—Good Senate Speeches from Losing Fight Against HB 1008
Today was not a good day in the South Dakota Legislature. Social media is aswirl with the ignorance, dissemblage, sexism, and spite displayed by the Republican majority that voted for House Bill 1008,...
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Nesiba and Kirschman Each Draw Female Former Legislator Support; Buhl...
I was going to advance the theory that, based on campaign finance reports, Rep. Patrick Kirschman is winning the fellas, while Dr. Reynold Nesiba is the ladies’ man. Former legislators Sandy Jerstad...
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Former Legislator, Lobbyist Say Sexual Misconduct Common in Legislature
Remember last March when Bob Mercer said sexual misconduct is not unusual in Pierre? Former legislator Angie Buhl O’Donnell and current lobbyist Samantha Spawn both made news yesterday by opening up...
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