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State House lawmakers gridlocked over new men’s prison | Feb 21

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South Dakota House lawmakers were supposed to vote on authorizing the proposed men’s prison near Sioux Falls. However, an amendment to the bill that would have transferred more money into the incarceration construction fund failed narrowly.

House lawmakers in South Dakota are removing defense protections for librarians and educational institutions if obscene material ends up in the hands of minors. Supports say it will protect children.

A bill regulating which bathrooms transgender people can use advances to the state Senate. Opponents say the bill is the latest effort to restrict the freedoms of gender-nonconforming people in South Dakota.

South Dakota legislative leadership is speaking out on a series of socially conservative bills advancing in the legislature.

A legislative effort to end South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks’ Nest Predator Bounty Program fails in committee.

And more.

Patrick Williams is the local host of "All Things Considered"