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Most of South Dakota's tribes have banned Kristi Noem from their land. Here's why

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23, 2024. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Most of South Dakota's tribes have banned Kristi Noem from their land. Here's why

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May 15, 2024 • For Noem, "every state is now a border state" including her own where she says some tribal leaders are benefiting from drug cartel activity.

As medication abortion becomes dominant, red states restrict pills

The abortion drug mifepristone was approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago. The FDA recently relaxed some of the rules for dispensing the drug. Now, some legislatures are trying to restrict access. Phil Walter/Getty Images hide caption

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As medication abortion becomes dominant, red states restrict pills

March 29, 2022 • As access to abortion in clinics becomes limited across much of the country, many patients are turning to abortion pills. And conservative state lawmakers are taking notice.

South Dakota's Supreme Court rules against legalization of recreational marijuana

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use. Here, a cannabis plant at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Va., in June. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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South Dakota's Supreme Court rules against legalization of recreational marijuana

November 24, 2021 • The justices upheld a lower court's ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment that would have legalized the drug's recreational use. Gov. Kristi Noem led the fight to strike down the measure.

Checkpoint Clash Escalates Between South Dakota Governor, Tribal Leaders

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who has not issued a statewide stay-at-home order, is demanding that tribal leaders remove roadblocks they say have been put in place to protect reservation residents from the coronavirus pandemic. James Nord/AP hide caption

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Checkpoint Clash Escalates Between South Dakota Governor, Tribal Leaders

May 12, 2020 • Gov. Kristi Noem says she plans to take the Cheyenne River Sioux and Oglala Sioux tribes to federal court for refusing to shutter checkpoints onto their reservations. "Clarity" is needed, she says.