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🚨🚨 South Dakota GOP targets diversity: House Bill 1224 seeks to DEFUND the Huron School District, where 50% of students are minorities. This move threatens one of SD’s most diverse communities. #EducationUnderAttack #StandWithHuron ✊📚
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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To make Senate Bill 51 appear constitutional, supporters claim that the Ten Commandments are historical documents, integral to the foundation of Western civilization. But the Ten Commandments are fundamentally religious edicts. 🧵 1/2
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Bill requiring SD public schools to display and teach Ten Commandments passes committee
Ten Commandments would be presented “as a historical legal document, including the influence of the Ten Commandments on the legal, ethical, and other cultural traditions of Western civilization.”
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January 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the guarantees of due process of law and of equal protection under the law.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 119 Tuesday morning.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 119 Tuesday morning.
February 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Monday morning, House Education will vote on @kadyn-wittman.bsky.social's bill to help cover the cost of reduced-price school meals. No child should go hungry, especially while they're trying to learn at school: sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...
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January 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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If you haven't contacted your legislators about Senate Bill 51 yet, the Senate could be voting on it as early as this afternoon. Use this form for a quick and easy way to contact your senator: action.aclu.org/send-message...
Public Schools are Not Sunday Schools. Stop SB 51.
Public schools are not Sunday schools. Tell our elected leaders to oppose the mandatory display of the Ten Commandments and to vote no on Senate Bill 51. #SDLeg
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January 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Senate Bill 51, which would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms, is moving through the legislature, but we can still stop it. Contact the House Education Committee now to ask them to oppose this bill.
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Public Schools are Not Sunday Schools. Stop SB 51.
Public schools are not Sunday schools. Tell our elected leaders to oppose the mandatory display of the Ten Commandments and to vote no on Senate Bill 51. #SDLeg
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February 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A WIN - HB 1054 fails!
House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for volunteer chaplains.
I'm going to at least imagine that I might have had some influence in this from my emails. 😄
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House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for volunteer chaplains.
I'm going to at least imagine that I might have had some influence in this from my emails. 😄
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The state House defeated a bill on Wednesday that would have required school districts to let chaplains serve in schools.
House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for chaplain visits, services in SD • South Dakota Searchlight
A bill requiring public school districts in South Dakota to set policies allowing chaplains to serve within school buildings failed in the South Dakota House of Representatives in a 49-18 vote.
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February 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A WIN - HB 1054 fails!
House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for volunteer chaplains.
I'm going to at least imagine that I might have had some influence in this from my emails. 😄
#SouthDakota #SoDak #SDpolitics #SDlegislature #2025SDsession #2025session #SDeducation #HiFromSD
House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for volunteer chaplains.
I'm going to at least imagine that I might have had some influence in this from my emails. 😄
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Please tell your district senator to VOTE NO! on HB 1239
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UPDATE: House lawmakers today voted to advance HB 1239. Contact your senator now to ask them to oppose this bill.
Law enforcement should not be used to police books. But that's exactly what House Bill 1239 would do. 🧵 1/4
February 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Please tell your district senator to VOTE NO! on HB 1239
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It would also just put people at even more risk of identity theft. More unknowns having your personally identifiable information. Tell SD legislators to VOTE NO!
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#southdakota #sodak #SDpolitics #2025SDsession #SDlegislature #protectonlineprivacy
In the history of the Internet, we've never been required to show ID before merely visiting a website. But House Bill 1053 would change that. Take action now and ask your senator to oppose this bill. action.aclu.org/send-message...
February 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It would also just put people at even more risk of identity theft. More unknowns having your personally identifiable information. Tell SD legislators to VOTE NO!
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Send a note to your senator asking them to vote no on this bill. action.aclu.org/send-message...
Public Schools are Not Sunday Schools. Stop SB 51.
Public schools are not Sunday schools. Tell our elected leaders to oppose the mandatory display of the Ten Commandments and to vote no on Senate Bill 51. #SDLeg
action.aclu.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Email the committee members below & tell them this is the best way to support the future of our kids:
Amber.Arlint@sdlegislature.gov
Heather.Baxter@sdlegislature.gov
Roger.DeGroot@sdlegislature.gov
Josephine.Garcia@sdlegislature.gov
Lana.Greenfield@sdlegislature.gov
Jim.Halverson@sdlegislature.gov
Amber.Arlint@sdlegislature.gov
Heather.Baxter@sdlegislature.gov
Roger.DeGroot@sdlegislature.gov
Josephine.Garcia@sdlegislature.gov
Lana.Greenfield@sdlegislature.gov
Jim.Halverson@sdlegislature.gov
January 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A bill proposing to strengthen South Dakota’s “right-to-work” laws — described by critics as anti-union laws — will head to the House floor, despite hesitancy among legislative committee members who endorsed the legislation. #Unions
Legislation restricting labor union activity passes SD committee • South Dakota Searchlight
A bill proposing to strengthen South Dakota’s “right-to-work” laws — described by critics as anti-union laws — will head to the House floor.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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In fact, Senate Bill 51 mandates the specific text that must be used in each display, and the very first words proclaim, “I AM the LORD your God” and direct students to “have no other gods before me.”
Contact your legislators now to ask them to oppose this bill. 2/2
Contact your legislators now to ask them to oppose this bill. 2/2
January 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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“Even well-intentioned chaplain policies will undermine the fundamental premise of our public education system and violate our longstanding First Amendment principles."
A Senate panel endorsed a bill that would force public schools to adopt policies allowing chaplains on Monday morning. Multiple state legislatures are considering similar proposals.
February 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Mellissa.Heermann@sdlegislature.gov
Travis.Ismay@sdlegislature.gov
Phil.Jensen@sdlegislature.gov
Dylan.Jordan@sdlegislature.gov
Logan.Manhart@sdlegislature.gov
Kathy.Rice@sdlegislature.gov
Tesa.Schwans@sdlegislature.gov
Mike.Stevens@sdlegislature.gov
Travis.Ismay@sdlegislature.gov
Phil.Jensen@sdlegislature.gov
Dylan.Jordan@sdlegislature.gov
Logan.Manhart@sdlegislature.gov
Kathy.Rice@sdlegislature.gov
Tesa.Schwans@sdlegislature.gov
Mike.Stevens@sdlegislature.gov
January 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Fight back SoDak!
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February 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fight back SoDak!
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South Dakota Legislators have started their attack on LGBTQ+, targeting our public schools. Tell your representatives to VOTE NO on HB 1177 & HB 1201
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South Dakota Legislature
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January 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
South Dakota Legislators have started their attack on LGBTQ+, targeting our public schools. Tell your representatives to VOTE NO on HB 1177 & HB 1201
#SouthDakota #SDpolitics #SDlegislature #SDeducation #HiFromSD #SoDak #2025SDsession #education #SDdemocrats
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South Dakota Legislators have started their anti-abortion agenda by targeting student education in public schools. Tell your representatives to VOTE NO! on HB 1171 and HB 1172.
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South Dakota Legislature
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January 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
South Dakota Legislators have started their anti-abortion agenda by targeting student education in public schools. Tell your representatives to VOTE NO! on HB 1171 and HB 1172.
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#SouthDakota, HB 1239 WILL BE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR TOMORROW. Contact your District Reps now and tell them to VOTE NO!
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February 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#SouthDakota, HB 1239 WILL BE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR TOMORROW. Contact your District Reps now and tell them to VOTE NO!
#SoDak #SDpolitics #SDlegislation #2025SDsession #education #ImWithTheBanned #AdvocateForLibraries
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They just won't leave our public school classrooms alone.
HB 1105: Display motto "Under God the People Rule"
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HB 1105: Display motto "Under God the People Rule"
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South Dakota Legislature
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January 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They just won't leave our public school classrooms alone.
HB 1105: Display motto "Under God the People Rule"
sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...
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HB 1105: Display motto "Under God the People Rule"
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Hey, maybe some Republican #SouthDakota legislators actually aren't horrible people who can't be reasoned with. I'm shocked. But hey, so far they've actually stopped a few of the most discriminatory bills. www.keloland.com/keloland-com...
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DEI bill fails to advance in House State Affairs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A bill that sought to “prohibit the use of a diversity, equity, or inclusion program in a law enforcement agency” in South Dakota died in a 10-1 vote Mo…
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February 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hey, maybe some Republican #SouthDakota legislators actually aren't horrible people who can't be reasoned with. I'm shocked. But hey, so far they've actually stopped a few of the most discriminatory bills. www.keloland.com/keloland-com...
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February 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM