Main December 13, 2015Encouraging DUI alternative sentencing story from South DakotaThe AP this past week had this encouraging story about an alternative approach to drunk driving offenses headlined “States encouraged to mull South Dakota sobriety program.” Here are excerpts: Twice
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Clostridium perfringens cause of S.D. Basketball Taco outbreak
By Bill Marler
Laboratory testing by the Department of Health has identified Clostridium perfringens as the cause of the outbreak associated with the Pierre-Mitchell high school boys’ basketball game held in Pierre January 31. The investigation, which included voluntary questionnaires, implicated the tacos…
South Dakota Health Officials Tracking Outbreak in Pierre
By Dave Babcock
The South Dakota Department of Health is “investigating a suspect food borne outbreak linked to a Tuesday evening basketball game in Pierre between Pierre and Mitchell.” It appears that the number ill is roughly 50. The pathogen has not been identified,…
SD Senate Approves 72-Hour Waiting Period and Requirement to Visit CPC Before Abortion
TPM: SD Senate Passes Bill Requiring 72-Hour Waiting Period Before Abortions, by Jillian Rayfield: A bill that would require women to wait 72 hours and receive counseling before getting an abortion has passed the South Dakota senate.The bill, if…
Survey: Many South Dakota lawmakers support another vote on abortion ban
According to the Rapid City Journal/AP:PIERRE — About half the members of the South Dakota Legislature support a plan to hold a statewide vote on a proposed abortion ban that includes exceptions for rape, incest or threats to a…