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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
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Amid national outbreak, South Dakota reports its first measles case of the year
A nurse readies an MMR vaccine at Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) A national measles outbreak has reached South Dakota. The state Department of Health on Monday reported the first measles case of the year. The infected person is a Meade County adult who 'visited several public locations,' according to the department's news release. The department said people may have been exposed to measles in the Rapid City Medical Center Urgent Care waiting room from 7:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mountain time on May 28 and the Monument Health Sturgis Urgent Care waiting room from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mountain time on May 29. People who were in those settings should self-monitor for measles symptoms for 21 days, the department said. 'I question it myself': South Dakota vaccination rates fall amid mistrust and misinformation Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads through the air from an infected person. People who lack immunity from vaccination or past infection are at high risk of measles infection if they have contact with an infected person. Measles symptoms appear in two stages. In the first stage, the individual may have a runny nose, cough and a slight fever. The eyes may become reddened and sensitive to light while the fever consistently rises each day. The second stage begins on the third to seventh day of symptoms and consists of a temperature of 103-105 degrees Fahrenheit, and a red blotchy rash lasting for four to seven days. The rash usually begins on the face and then spreads down to the trunk and out to the arms and legs. The department said the measles vaccine 'offers the best protection against infection and avoids the risks that come with infection.' The department said the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine 'is highly effective at preventing measles infection, and two MMR doses usually produce lifelong immunity.' According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a measles vaccination rate of 95% is needed to prevent outbreaks, given the highly contagious nature of the virus. Vaccination rates have been falling in South Dakota, where incoming kindergarteners are required to be up to date on the MMR vaccine unless they have a medical or religious exemption. Ten years ago, six South Dakota counties had less than 95% of kindergarteners vaccinated for measles, with the lowest being 80%. Now, more than 40 counties in the state are below 95%, with 12 below 80% and five below 70%. The South Dakota measles case comes amid the most severe U.S. measles outbreak in decades. According to the CDC, there had been more than 1,000 measles cases detected this year across 33 states prior to the detection in South Dakota. Last year, South Dakota reported its first measles case in nine years. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
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ICE makes arrests in South Dakota city where Noem was subjected to a protest three days earlier
A worker welds together heavy machinery in June 2023 at a Manitou Equipment America plant in Madison. The plant was subjected to a "worksite enforcement action" on May 13, 2025, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. immigration officials conducted a 'worksite enforcement action' Tuesday in Madison, three days after their boss, Kristi Noem, was subjected to a protest in the same South Dakota city. The media office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a written statement that the agency's action was at Manitou Equipment America and Global Polymer Industries, 'in response to information or allegations received by ICE Homeland Security Investigations.' The statement said ICE enforces business compliance with federal employment eligibility requirements and has the responsibility to conduct worksite enforcement initiatives 'targeting employers who violate employment laws.' 'During these operations, any alien determined to be in violation of U.S. immigration laws may be subject to arrest, detention, and, if ordered removed by an immigration judge or other authority, subject to removal from the United States,' the statement said. The statement did not say how many were arrested in Madison, but said 'those arrested during the enforcement action at Manitou Equipment America and Global Polymer Industries have been presented for Federal prosecution for violations of U.S. law or were placed into deportation proceedings.' Noem delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree Saturday at Dakota State University in Madison. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the graduation ceremony to protest the actions of Noem and the Department of Homeland Security that she leads, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE. This is a developing story that will be updated. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Politics
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Board of State Canvassers greenlights petition seeking to block noncitizens from voting in Michigan
Joshua Haiar/States Newsroom As members of the Board of State Canvassers met on Friday to consider petition language for a proposed Constitutional amendment requiring proof of citizenship to vote, discussions between the language of the proposal and its merits frequently shifted to debates about voters' rights and concerns about noncitizen voting. After a number of revisions to the summary language, the board, which is made up of two Democrats and two Republicans, voted unanimously to approve the proposal language and the form. The final language approved by the board reads: 'Constitutional amendment to: add requirement to verify citizenship by showing a birth certificate, passport and/or other documents for voter registration; eliminate affidavit alternative for those without photo ID when voting; add requirement to provide photo ID or driver's license or partial social security number to receive our vote in absentee ballot; require Secretary of State to review voter rolls to verify citizens and remove non citizens using documents and government records; prohibit counting ballots from voters without citizenship documents and photo ID unless voters show documents within six days after election; require hardship program for obtaining required documents at state expense.' The proposed amendment mirrors an effort introduced by state Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-Rockford) after a Chinese citizen attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor cast a ballot in the previous Posthumus' proposal was put forth in December, an organization called the Committee to Protect Voters' Rights launched a website proposing a petition drive to get an amendment on the ballot if lawmakers do not take up the proposal. While Posthumus reintroduced the proposal in January, the effort has yet to come up for a vote on the House floor, with Democrats calling its provisions akin to a 'poll tax'. Meanwhile, the Committee to Protect Voters' Rights has moved forward with a ballot proposal effort. In order to appear on the 2026 ballot, the committee must gather 446,198 signatures within 180 days and file them with the Secretary of State. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX During the meeting, the board's Democratic members as well as representatives from several voting rights groups argued the initial summary, as well as edits proposed by the group sponsoring the proposal, failed to capture the full impact of the amendment. Alongside concerns that the proposal would disenfranchise married women, low-income individuals, seniors, people living in rural communities and people who are homeless and cannot access the documents needed to prove their identity, board members and opponents raised concerns about how the proposal would impact individuals who have signed up to vote absentee in every election, as well as what documents could be used to prove citizenship. Democrat Mary Ellen Gurewitz, the board's vice chair, specifically raised concerns about birth certificates being listed in the summary, as married women who change their names would be required to submit both a birth certificate and a marriage license to verify their identity, though Committee to Protect Voters' Rights attorney Charles Spies said this process was not unique to voting alone. Gurewitz further argued that the proposal would strip voters of their rights, pointing to Proposal 18-3 and Proposal 22-2, where Michigan residents voted to expand voting rights to include no-reason absentee voting, nine days of early voting, use of a photo ID or signed affidavit to verify their identity, placement on a permanent absentee voter list and access to ballot drop boxes. However, Spies argued the proposal was not removing any right, but rather was protecting the rights of Michiganders to 'not have their votes diluted.' While noncitizens are not eligible to vote in federal, state or most local elections, some municipalities do allow them to vote in their elections. Instances of noncitizen voting are exceedingly rare, with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issuing a press release on April 3, noting that the state saw 16 credible cases of noncitizen voting in the November 2024 election out of more than 5.7 million total votes cast, though several members of the public who spoke up at Friday's meeting argued that any instance of noncitizen voting watered down their right to vote. Paul Cordes, one of the board's Republicans members, also argued that any number of voters cast illegally within the state is a problem with the system. Heather Cummings, the other Democrat on the board, concurred with Gurewitz, arguing that characterizing the proposal as an effort to protect voter rights is misleading. She later questioned how the proposal would impact the ability for Michigan residents to register to vote online. Charles Thomas Jr., the founder of the voter rights organization When You Vote – I Win, testified on his own behalf pointing to discrepancies between his and his father's name on his birth certificate, his name on his driver's license and his name on his passport. 'I'm a junior. I love the fact that you know, you all asked me to spell my name. On my birth certificate. I found that my father's name is spelled C, H, A, R L, E, Y. My name is spelled C, H, A, R, L, I, E. On my license is C H A R L, E, S. I got a passport, C, H, A, R, L, E, S. I'm not sure which one would count if I had to produce information to say who I was in order just to be able to obtain the right to vote,' Thomas said. Erica Peresman, the Senior Advisor for Promote the Vote, which successfully backed both the 2018 and 2022 voting rights amendments, told the Michigan Advance that these difficult-to-correct discrepancies should not be a barrier to voting. While the proposal would have the Legislature craft a program to ensure citizens facing hardship have the documents needed to cast their ballot, the way that program would operate remains up in the air, Peresman said, predicting that state officials would not be the ones helping residents from out of state retrieve their birth certificates from the place where they were born. 'They're just going to pay the cost of it, the legwork and dealing with the bureaucracies in these various states, that all has to be done by the individuals.…Our concern is always that people might just give up. They might not have the time, the energy, the resources to be able to run down all of these things, even if the actual cost of the document itself is being covered by the state,' Peresman said.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
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Plaster cracks, goose droppings, and an un-Flaming Fountain: the SD Capitol conundrum
A 2022 view looking up into the South Dakota Capitol dome in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Majority Leader Scott Odenbach waved his hand behind him, gesturing to the lawmakers' lobby just a few paces beyond his desk on the House floor. 'I would ask anyone in this room to walk right out the doors here and see the plaster crumbling and running down the walls,' the Spearfish Republican said in late February. He was speaking in support of a bill to restore, maintain and repair South Dakota's Capitol building. Lawmakers approved $3 million, growing the pool of funds set aside during the past six years for Capitol building and grounds projects to nearly $12 million. About $9 million remains unspent. Signs of disrepair from age and neglect are scattered throughout the 115-year-old building, from that chipping plaster to cracked paint and water damage. There are also concerns about Capitol Lake, fed by a well once thought to be a sinkhole risk and adorned with a Flaming Fountain that no longer flames. As the list of projects grows, the state official in charge of maintaining the complex is considering a full renovation of the building and trying to solve the puzzle of the lake's future. The citizen board that oversees Capitol restoration projects approved a plan Wednesday to divide $3 million among three projects: Up to $500,000 on plaster repair and paint in public spaces. $1.3 million to restore the Capitol dome. $1.2 million to map out a plan for a full restoration and renovation of the rest of the Capitol building. The plaster and paint needs are immediate, but Commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration Darin Seeley said walls torn down to address potential infrastructure repairs might make painting more than necessary now a waste of taxpayer dollars. A 2023 study by the bureau found plumbing, heating and cooling, and electrical code violations throughout the building due to its age — some piping is original to the building's 1910 construction. The estimated cost to fix those issues at the time was $75 million. 'As appreciative as I am of the $3 million appropriation, it's really important we don't spend $3 million just to spend $3 million and then tear it back apart,' Seeley told members of the Capitol Complex Restoration and Beautification Commission. The bureau wants to restore the Capitol dome to give South Dakotans an 'introduction' to what a full restoration would look like, Seeley said. That could help with fundraising efforts if the state decides to pursue a full restoration and renovation. The structural changes and further renovations Seeley envisions will likely require private sector dollars, Fort Pierre Republican Rep. Will Mortenson told South Dakota Searchlight, which is 'an entirely different conversation.' The $3 million Mortenson pushed for this year is intended to fix the 'glaring needs' inside the Capitol. The dome work will include repairing damaged plaster, repainting the walls, replacing lights on an arch near the grand staircase and installing lights on the dome ledges to highlight the decoration and detail inside. The legislative budget committee sent a letter of intent to Seeley in March, requesting an annual report until the newly appropriated $3 million is spent. The report will detail each project, its rationale, cost and timeline. Plaster repair will begin this year, while dome restoration work on site will begin next April after the end of legislative session. Doubt surfaced among some lawmakers this session about the need for more money when taxpayers have yet to see many results from past funding. About three-fourths of the $12 million in funding is devoted to the grounds, and for Capitol Lake, which is fed by an uncapped, free-flowing well more than 1,300 feet deep. The well was drilled in 1910 by Peter Norbeck, who led the Norbeck Drilling Company before serving as South Dakota governor and a U.S. senator. The well produces not only water around 95 degrees Fahrenheit for the lake but also natural gas, which was diverted to light and heat the Capitol for decades before it caused an explosion in 1958. The gas flowed reliably enough for years afterward to light a flame atop the flowing water that came to be known as the Flaming Fountain. But by 2008, the gas sputtered. A 2019 report by a team from South Dakota Mines said the underground pocket of natural gas was probably almost depleted, and that the well's steel casing could be corroded and in danger of a sinkhole-inducing collapse that would make it difficult to stem the flow of water. After that, state officials began planning to replace the lake's water source. Seeley told South Dakota Searchlight the state has until July 2027 to spend about $3.9 million in legislatively appropriated funds on lake improvements, due to a spending deadline in state law. A $2 million lake grant from the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources remains unspent as well. The grant is intended to help establish an alternative water source for the lake, and to conserve water by pumping it from the lake to water the Capitol complex green space. The plan would conserve more than 8 million gallons to water 40 acres. About $3 million has been spent on the lake so far. The money was used to study the well, plan an alternative water source and dredge the lake. The dredging cost about $2.6 million, according to a contract with Morris Construction Enterprise. The bureau is waiting to spend the remaining lake funds because it discovered that the situation with the well isn't as urgent as feared, Seeley said. Engineering and design firm Snyder and Associates tested the water quality and inspected the bottom of the well via camera last year. 'We don't have an emergency,' Seeley said. 'I don't want to waste money, so we're stepping back to consider the bigger picture.' The well as it currently stands is not a viable long-term water source for the lake, Seeley said. The report said that although the well is in 'relatively good condition,' it is constructed of 'unverified and obsolete materials,' isn't in compliance with modern design standards and 'likely surpassed its expected design life.' Replacement options include restoring the existing well and controlling the water flow, drilling a new well on the site and using a reverse osmosis system to improve the lake's water quality, or piping water from the nearby Missouri River. Because the warm well water keeps the lake from freezing over, thousands of Canada geese — the unofficial Capitol mascot — inhabit and leave droppings in and around the lake year-round, leading to poor water quality. Stormwater runoff compounds the problem, according to Snyder and Associates, which helped dredge the lake in 2023. Some new water sources, such as transporting Missouri River water, would allow the lake to freeze over in the winter, removing the geese and droppings for part of the year. The return of a Flaming Fountain is questionable. The options to replace the lake's water source don't involve finding a new source of natural gas in the old location. While a new Flaming Fountain of some form is proposed for the Capitol Lake conceptual design, 'the flame as it was known cannot return,' a bureau spokesman said in an email. Mortenson carried bills to improve the Capitol Lake and the Capitol building during the 2023 and 2025 legislative sessions. He expected the 2023 funding would not only go toward replacing the lake's water source but toward sitework for a Sioux Code Talker Memorial to honor 'some of South Dakota's most worthy heroes.' The Sioux Code Talker Memorial is a planned site at Capitol Lake to honor Lakota, Dakota and Nakota code talkers who served in World Wars I and II. More than two hundred tribal members from South Dakota served in the military, using their native language to communicate during battle without enemy forces cracking the code. The memorial will include a wall of names for Oceti Sakowin code talkers and two bronze sculptures created by Sioux Falls-based sculptor Darwin Wolf. The memorial's donation drive is open on the South Dakota Community Foundation website. Robert Dunsmore, tribal service officer for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and a member of the code talker fundraising committee, said the group has 'a whole bunch' of fundraising left. The Bureau of Human Resources and Administration will 'have a role to play' in ensuring 'access to the approved site' when the fundraising is ready, a department spokesman said in a statement. 2019: The Legislature allowed the Bureau of Administration to spend $200,000 in private funding to study the Flaming Fountain (which no longer burns) at Capitol Lake. 2022: The Legislature appropriated $500,000 in general funds and $3 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to the Bureau of Administration to develop a master plan for Capitol Lake, to plug the existing well and improve the lake water quality. 2023: The Legislature appropriated $3.2 million in general funds and $2 million in 'other fund' expenditure authority to the Bureau of Administration to secure the existing well, replace the Capitol Lake water source, preserve existing memorials and accommodate 'additional memorials and improvements.' The 'other fund' authority was to secure a $2 million state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources grant for Capitol Lake improvements. 2025: The Legislature appropriated $3 million in general funds to the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration for the restoration, maintenance and repair of the state Capitol, focusing on public areas and legislative chambers.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Politics
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Thousands gather in Sioux Falls to protest Trump's actions
Attendees carry signs during a protest against President Donald Trump on April 5, 2025, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS — A crowd estimated in the thousands protested Saturday in downtown Sioux Falls as part of a nationwide movement to resist President Donald Trump's agenda, with attendees focusing on the protection of things such as abortion rights, Social Security and free trade. 'My angst is really about the millions of people who are hurting and will hurt because of his policies,' said Roni Wegner, with Indivisible 605, which helped organize the protest. 'I don't see how it's going to help. There is no long-term plan.' For more about the impact of federal firings, funding freezes, spending cuts and grant cancellations, see Searchlight's DOGE in SD page. Another attendee, Reed Boysen, said, 'This is not a left or right moment, this is a right or wrong moment.' There were also protests in Pierre and Rapid City. The South Dakota chapter of the national 50501 Movement (50 protests, 50 states, one movement) was an organizer, saying that the protests were staged to 'resist executive overreach, defend democracy, and oppose the harmful policies of Project 2025.' Conservative political groups wrote and published the Project 2025 plan as a roadmap to remake the federal government during Trump's presidency. The 50501 movement called on South Dakotans to 'remove corrupt politicians from office,' 'reverse the damage inflicted' and 'reclaim our rights, our government and our future.' Since Trump took office, he has moved rapidly with billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers, cut or freeze billions in federal government spending, eliminate the federal Department of Education and take other actions that drew protesters into the streets Saturday. Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rep. Erik Muckey, D-Sioux Falls, speaks during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Rally attendees carry signs during a protest in Sioux Falls on Apr. 5, 2025. 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