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Mailed campaign materials from L-No, a South Dakota ballot question committee formed to opposed a measure that would require 60% voter approval to change the state constitution. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)
By John Hult
The backers of a South Dakota ballot measure that would make it harder to change the state constitution accused their opponents this week of misleading voters with campaign ads tying the measure to “out-of-state billionaires.”
The spokesperson for the opposition called the allegations “comical.”
By Meghan O’Brien
An appeals court shut down an attempt from South Dakota’s attorney general and governor to overturn a decision that blocks enforcement of a law that criminalizes abortion pill advertising in the state.
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By Meghan O’Brien
In this episode of Searchlight Report, host Meghan O’Brien recaps the debate between the two candidates for South Dakota governor, including disagreements on data center laws, school funding and how the state helps private companies.
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Officers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at a traffic stop in Memphis in October, 2025. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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