Makenzie Huber
Reporter at South Dakota Searchlight
South Dakota's leading cornspondent 🌽 also reporter @SDSearchlight @statesnewsroom | she/her
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4 days ago |
aberdeennews.com | Makenzie Huber
South Dakota lawmakers' home addresses were removed from the state legislature's website following the shootings of lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota. Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr cited personal safety as the reason for the removal, stating other communication methods are readily available. Several other states have also removed lawmaker addresses from websites or passed laws protecting their privacy following the Minnesota shootings.
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4 days ago |
capjournal.com | Makenzie Huber
South Dakota legislative leaders recently ordered the removal of lawmakers’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota. The decision is about personal safety, said state Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls.
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1 week ago |
bhpioneer.com | Makenzie Huber
PIERRE – South Dakota legislative leaders recently ordered the removal of lawmakers’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota. The decision is about personal safety, said state Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls.
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1 week ago |
southdakotasearchlight.com | Makenzie Huber
SIOUX FALLS — Some needy South Dakota families could soon lose up to $136 a month less to spend on gas, groceries, clothing, utilities, house repairs or rent. The average South Dakota family in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program receives $515.55 a month, according to the state Department of Social Services. An average of just under 2,500 families get TANF benefits each month.
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1 week ago |
southdakotasearchlight.com | Makenzie Huber
by Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight June 20, 2025 South Dakota legislative leaders recently ordered the removal of lawmakers’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota. The decision is about personal safety, said state Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls.
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