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News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Tuesday February 04, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Attorney General Bird Defends President Trump's Executive Order Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Defends President Trump's Executive Order Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she is leading 18 states in defending President Trump's executive order that restores the meaning and value of American citizenship. On day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end   more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Spencer, Iowa Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Meth and Gun Convictions
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Oscar Navarro-Zepeda, 43, from Spencer, Iowa, was sentenced on January 31, 2025, to 204 months' imprisonment. Navarro-Zepeda was convicted by a jury on August 22, 2024, after a 3 1/2 day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Navarro-Zepeda was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of f  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Defends Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined 17 other states in defending President Trump's executive order that restores the original meaning and value of American citizenship while ending birthright citizenship and the loophole for birth tourism and illegal aliens. In 2023, an estimated 225,000-250,000, or 7% of all births in the U.S. were to illegal aliens. The executive   more

S.D. Gov. Rhoden Announces Josie Harms as Press Secretary
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Governor Larry Rhoden announced that Josie Harms will serve as Press Secretary in the Governor's Office. Her first day in the office will be February 6, 2025. "Josie will bring a service mentality and a friendly demeanor to the Governor's Office," said Governor Rhoden. "She is a talented professional with a bright future. I trust that she will fulfill my commitment to treat the  more

S.D. Gov. Rhoden Invites President Trump to Mount Rushmore Fireworks
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Governor Larry Rhoden invited President Donald J. Trump "to come to Mount Rushmore for Independence Day in 2026 to celebrate our nation's 250th birthday with fireworks." He made this invitation in a letter to the President, which you can find here (https://governor.sd.gov/doc/Gov-Rhoden_Letter-to-Pres-Trump-Mount-Rushmore-Fireworks.pdf). "We are ready to throw the biggest birt  more