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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
No ban on cell-cultured protein in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — There won't be a 10-year ban on cell-cultured protein in South Dakota after all. The state Senate reconsidered House Bill 1109 on Thursday. It failed on a 16-19 vote. Derby: House will vote Friday on new prison That came one day after the Senate deadlocked 17-17 on whether it should receive final legislative approval. Republican Sen. Mykala Voita pitched it Wednesday and asked for the reconsideration on Thursday. The House of Representatives had passed it 42-26. Two other bills regarding cell-cultured meat and protein have made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk. The governor has signed into law House Bill 1022 that prohibits misbranding of any cell-cultured protein or product. HB 1022 Still making its way to him is House Bill 1118, which would prohibit any state spending on behalf of cell-cultured protein. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
School-lobbyist ban fails in South Dakota House
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Legislation that would bar public school boards in South Dakota from directly hiring lobbyists and from supporting non-profit organizations that employ or contract for lobbyists has failed. The state House of Representatives on Thursday turned down the proposal from Republican Rep. Liz May. 'This bill actually comes out of frustration, and I think everybody on the (House) floor understands that,' she said. Bill to end child marriage in SD clears first hurdle House Bill 1185 lost on a vote of 28-40. The House Education Committee had earlier recommended 8-7 that it pass. House Republican leader Scott Odenbach was a co-sponsor. He said President Donald Trump and the new federal Department of Government Efficiency are changing the tone in Washington, D.C. 'Now's our chance to do that in South Dakota,' Odenbach said. Lobbyists for public school organizations at the state Capitol have been able to turn back many of the attempts in recent years to shift taxpayers' money into funding private and home schools. Republican Rep. Will Mortenson spoke against the lobbying ban. He said it was an attempt to silence opposition and it singled out one group to silence. 'This is about muzzling people who urge a no vote on your bill,' Mortenson said. That argument didn't change the mind of Republican Rep. Logan Manhart, who said he asked education lobbyists during the Feb. 12 committee meeting how much they were paid. 'The answer I got is silence. Nobody had a number for me,' he said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
27-01-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Larry Rhoden sworn in as 34th governor of South Dakota in private ceremony
PIERRE — It's Gov. Larry Rhoden now. Rhoden, previously the lieutenant governor of South Dakota under former Gov. Kristi Noem, officially succeeded to governor of South Dakota during a private swearing-in ceremony Monday. The new governor was joined by members of his family, Democrat and Republican leaders from both state chambers, and several prominent state leaders and employees. The ceremony began at roughly 11:06 a.m., with Rhoden standing in front of the desk in the Governor's Large Conference Room. Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen stood opposite him while new First Lady Sandra Rhoden stood between them. Rhoden's family lined the northwest wall, while the members of the press stood behind a perimeter in the middle of the room and other attendees behind them. Jensen welcomed the ceremony members to the historic succession — Rhoden is the third former lieutenant governor to succeed to the governorship, and the second to ascend due to a governor's resignation — and began the swearing-in ceremony by asking the Union Center rancher to place his left hand on a family Bible and to raise his right hand. The Bible used in the ceremony was Rhoden's mother's study Bible, which was wrapped in sailor's twine. It was joined with a smaller Bible his father carried in World War II. "My sister and brothers gave me that before my first swearing in as lieutenant governor," Rhoden said of his father's Bible after the ceremony. "So, very meaningful to me and our upbringing and our history." Jensen administered the oath of office to Rhoden, which took less than half a minute. After shaking hands with Jensen, Rhoden sat down behind the conference room desk and signed his official acceptance letter. Rhoden gave opening remarks to the press. He thanked attendees for coming and said, "It will be my honor to serve the state of South Dakota and the people of South Dakota as your new governor." He added he felt "really bad the last few weeks" for turning down media requests for comment and interviews, attributing the silence to Noem's appointment process. The U.S. Senate confirmed her appointment as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under President Donald Trump on Saturday. She resigned as governor shortly after. "It wasn't the appropriate time," Rhoden said. "So that's gone now. I'm more than happy to talk to press and looking forward to that." Who will become South Dakota's lieutenant governor? With Rhoden formally situated in the governor's seat, the lieutenant governor position is now vacant. The newly minted governor declined to provide details about who he planned to nominate, only saying that an announcement would be made in "a couple of days." According to the South Dakota Constitution, the appointment will need to be confirmed by a majority vote in both the state House and Senate. A larger, public swearing-in ceremony will be held Feb. 8 in the State Capitol Rotunda.
