Washington, D.C. – With the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (N.M.-01) introduced a bill that will empower Americans to support vote by mail. The Vote by Mail Stamp Act creates a new stamp to join the ranks of other semipostal stamps, including the Breast
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U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Ahlers, a Democrat, will go up against former governor and incumbent Sen. Mike Rounds, a Republican, in November. It’s been twelve years since South Dakota elected a Democrat for the United States Senate. Dan Ahlers is hoping to change that in November. Ahlers is attempting to
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Julian Bear Runner PINE RIDGE RESERVATION — Oglala Sioux President Julian Bear Runner is back on the job after he was suspended with pay for 30-days and two weeks in quarantine last month. Bear Runner was suspended following his executive order for an immediate 72-hour lockdown of Pine Ridge. Council members
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RAPID CITY – Native Sun News Today will not publish for the next two weeks because of the threat of the Coronavirus. We have staff and management with pre-existing conditions who are very vulnerable to the illness. It is our estimate that with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and the Trump
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The most effective way to defeat scammers is to know how to identify scams. You should just hang up on any call you’re uncertain of and ignore suspicious emails. Scammers are always finding new ways to steal your money and personal information by exploiting your fears. One common tactic scammers
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South Dakota’s total cases of COVID-19 has risen above 9,600, and nearly 150 people have died from the virus. Pennington County is still the second most impacted county in the state with over 900 cases. Minnehaha County retains the most cases by county with 4,422. Oglala Lakota County has 155
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LAME DEER – Members of both the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Tribes are currently under curfews and lockdowns, tribally issued mandates in response rising Covid-19 cases in Big Horn County. Big Horn County, southeastern Montana comprises nearly all of the Crow reservation and about half of the Northern Cheyenne. The
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Pipeline construction shown along the Missouri River breaks in 2016: “We look forward to showing why the Dakota Access Pipeline is too dangerous to operate,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chair Mike Faith said in 2020. Photo by Talli Nauman WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Aug. 5, a three-judge panel here reversed
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Michael Calabrese (running for Senate in District 32) RAPID CITY – When Michael Calabrese decided to run for South Dakota senate in District 32, there was no democratic nominee. Calabrese, 10 days before the filing deadline, gathered enough signatures in 2 days. “I am constantly frustrated when there are unopposed
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Native women motorcyclists led the 70-mile ride from Bear Butte, through the scene of the annual 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, to Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills. Photo by Talli Nauman PART I BEAR BUTTE – About 100 people from all across the land gathered at this Native sacred
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