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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Saturday February 21, 2026 ( 9 items )  

Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate letter to YouTube and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., raising concerns about the censorship of conservative speech. "Companies do not have to agree with consumers or those who use their services," Attorney General Wilson state  more

Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S. Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 American climate activist organizations suspected of violating federal law by taking nearly $2 billion from foreign entities to influence U.S. energy policy without regist  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Could the 2026 Session Deliver Long Over-due Childcare Licensing Reform?
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole: * * * Could the 2026 session deliver long over-due childcare licensing reform? On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) -- formerly part of the Department of Human Services (DHS) -- presented its new proposed childcare li  more

Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop federal funding for child sex-change procedures. "Children are not social experiments, they are not science experiments, and they are not political theories. They're children, and they deserve   more

S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces State Circuit Court Orders Mayday Health Case to Move Forward to Trial
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 21 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces State Circuit Court Orders Mayday Health Case to Move Forward to Trial South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Circuit Court has ruled that the state's lawsuit against Mayday Health over allegations of deceptive and unlawful abortion pill ads can move forward and ordered that a trial date be set. "South Dako  more

Sanford Health leaders to discuss next generation of care
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health leaders to discuss next generation of care * Sanford Health leaders are joining top industry experts next week at one of the most prestigious health care events of the year to discuss how the business of health care is meeting the future of technology.  ViVE takes place Feb. 22-25 in Los Angeles. The four-day health care innovation event brings together leade  more

Smithfield: A Quadruple Win for South Dakota
PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Smithfield: A Quadruple Win for South Dakota * South Dakota is Open for Opportunity, and we had a chance to prove that in a big way recently! Smithfield announced plans to build a new, state-of-the-art processing facility on the outskirts of Sioux Falls. This will be the largest business investment in South Dakota's history, and it represents confidence in our people, our producers, a  more

South Dakotans Are Seeing Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * South Dakotans Are Seeing Tax Relief * Who couldn't use a little more money in their pocket? Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, there's a good chance you'll be seeing more money in your pocket when you file your taxes this year. Thanks to Republicans' landmark bill, hardworking South Dakotans will see smaller tax bills and bigger refunds, and small business owners, farmers, and ranchers will   more

USD Department of History to Host 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Feb. 21 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD Department of History to Host 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture The University of South Dakota's Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, in partnership with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is set to host the 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture on Thursday,   more