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South Dakota Attorney General alleges petition violations amid abortion rights matter
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley claims he received evidence revealing alleged violations of South Dakota law by petition circulators.
On Thursday, the anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund sent out a release containing a letter from the Attorney General to Dakotans 4 Health, which is circulating petitions to get abortion rights on the South Dakota ballot. In that letter, Jackley says his office has received evidence, including video evidence of people signing petitions more than once.
Jackley said in the letter provided by Life Defense Fund, ‘The Attorney General’s office has also received evidence, including video, indicating petition signatories may be signing more than once. As you are aware, South Dakota codified law 2-1-6 makes it a criminal offense for a person who knows that they have already signed a constitutional amendment to sign another petition for the same constitutional amendment,’ said Jackley.
However, Rick Weiland, a representative for Dakotans for Health, says he has yet to see the alleged video evidence and that the misconduct has been on the other side, claiming anti-abortion activists have been harassing petition circulators and creating a chaotic environment.
‘A lot of them are young women, and they are being stalked, if you will, literally followed around by these anti-choice, anti-democracy protesters who are calling them baby killers and trying to get in the way of people who want to sign and people who are trying to circulate,’ said Dakotans for Health Representative Rick Weiland.
We tried to reach out to Jackley, and he declined to comment beyond the letter. If the petition receives enough valid signatures, voters would decide on the controversial issue during the November 2024 election.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KTIV) – The FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Canton and North Sioux City will close in early October.
On Friday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., the Canton and North Sioux City locations will end operations.
Until they close, the centers will remain open Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. The centers are closed on Sundays.
After the Disaster Recovery Centers close, assistance will still be available to residents over the phone and virtually.
Services are available through disasterassistance.gov, the FEMA Mobile App, and the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-FEMA (3362).
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Healthcare workers make up a large percent of employees in South Dakota, and more than 500 of those workers made their way to The Monument for the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations’ (SDAHO) 98th annual convention on Thursday.
SDAHO represents all 54 non-profit hospitals in South Dakota, 46 long-term care facilities, home health, assisted living facilities and more. The organization’s staff is divided into five areas: Advocacy and Member Relations, Acute & Post-Acute Services, Education, Business Development, and Quality Integration, all of which are touched on at the convention.
The event kicked off Thursday morning with a keynote speech from Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans who told her story of injuries while serving and tied her experience to the healthcare community.
The day continued with breakout sessions that covered topics ranging from leadership for administrators to insurance challenges that could come up. Everything wrapped up with the exhibitor social.
Tim Rave, President and CEO of SDAHO, said the convention provides invaluable networking opportunities and education for all attendees.
“We have national speakers, I think people always kinda assume that with conferences, but we have such a vast array of knowledge within our state in the health care arena. We bring in local speakers, state speakers, and so it’s peers kinda interacting with peers and giving best practices and why that’s important and the things they’re doing and so yeah, just really exciting,” Rave said.
Rave added that the convention allows hardworking providers to take a break and get out of their everyday work routine.
The convention will head back to Sioux Falls for the next two years, but will be back in Rapid City in 2027.
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