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South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban

by Stephen Groves
| April 1, 2021 12:03 AM

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving.

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