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Noem weighing girls' transgender sports ban amid protests

by Stephen Groves
| March 13, 2021 12:03 AM

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she is still weighing whether to sign a bill that would ban transgender girls and women from female sports leagues, as transgender advocates rallied at the Capitol and college athletes pressured the NCAA to punish states that pass such laws.

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