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A House panel is advancing a bill to tax lithium mining profits. The move comes as the value of lithium has skyrocketed alongside demand for electric vehicles.
South Dakota lawmakers are preparing to bring a bill allowing exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in cases where the mother’s health is in question.
The head of the State Senate is removing Senator Julie Frye-Mueller from her committee assignments. It is unclear why the Rapid City Republican faced this action. Stripping a legislator of committee assignments is very rare.
A House committee this morning (Wednesday) turned down condemning the alleged abuse of January 6th defendants in a Washington, D.C. jail.
Lawmakers agreed Tuesday to move forward with a proposal requiring law enforcement communicate with schools regarding student crimes.
Native American boarding school survivors of abuse and their descendants shared memories and tears in Arizona. This comes during U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's yearlong “Road to Healing” initiative.
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