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South Dakota Supreme Court Kills Recreational Marijuana Law Approved by Voters

By Andrea Germanos | Common Dreams on Nov 26, 2021   Featured, National, National/World, Politics  

South Dakota Supreme Court Kills Recreational Marijuana Law Approved by Voters

The ruling is a win for Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, who directed the state to pay for the legal fight against the voter-backed amendment. The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling in striking down a voter-approved measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana. In a statement explaining its 4-1 ruling, the […]

Sex Traffickers Target Native American Children in South Dakota

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on Mar 20, 2021   Featured, National, National/World  

Sex Traffickers Target Native American Children in South Dakota

WASHINGTON – Note: This report contains language or content that some may find disturbing or offensive.     “I was very young when I was introduced to a pedophile,” said Lisa, 41, a survivor of sex trafficking who asked that her real name not be used. Raised on an Indian reservation in South Dakota, she cites a family history of sexual abuse.    “My mother was sent […]

South Dakota V. Wayfair: Ncai And South Dakota Tribes File Amicus Brief On Tribal Tax Authority For Online Sales

By Patricia Lojo | NCAI Press on Mar 7, 2018   National, National/World  

South Dakota V. Wayfair: Ncai And South Dakota Tribes File Amicus Brief On Tribal Tax Authority For Online Sales

WASHINGTON, D.C. | The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and South Dakota Tribal Nations today filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., a case that could greatly affect tax policy in Indian Country in South Dakota and nationwide. While the brief supports neither party to the […]

Debating the Future of Whiteclay, Nebraska, the ‘Skid Row of the Plains’

By Cecily Hilleary | VOA News on Mar 10, 2017   Featured, National  

Debating the Future of Whiteclay, Nebraska, the ‘Skid Row of the Plains’

Next month, Nebraska’s state liquor commission will decide the fate of the tiny but notorious town of Whiteclay, population 12, whose livelihood depends on selling beer—more than 12,000 cans a day, mostly to vulnerable Lakota natives from the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which sits only about 60 meters away, over the border in South […]

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