| 12 23, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA AND MEDTRONIC USA, INC. SETTLE MEDICAID CASESouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota has reached a settlement agreement with Medtronic USA, Inc.
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| 12 21, 2021 | US DISTRICT COURT HALTS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS VACCINE MANDATESouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has sustained the motion for a preliminary injunction on the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors in the plaintiff-states of South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, North Dakota, and New Hampshire.
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| 12 21, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RAVNSBORG JOINS 24-STATE LAWSUIT TO BLOCK BIDEN’S HEAD START MANDATESAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined a multi-state lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s overreaching COVID mandates. The suit led by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, takes aim at the President’s unlawful requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 shots for staff and volunteers in Head Start Programs.
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| 12 07, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL STATEMENT ON NATIONWIDE SUSPENSION OF FEDERAL CONTRACTOR MANDATESouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced that earlier today, federal district court Judge R. Stan Baker in Georgia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending the federal contractor vaccine mandate.
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| 12 03, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA AG AND MINNEHAHA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING SUMMARYDCI RELEASE SIOUX FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the Division of Criminal Investigation today released the summary into the shooting of Elwood Joseph Dwyer, Jr., 52, Sioux Falls, SD, on October 28, 2021, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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| 11 29, 2021 | COURT HALTS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S HEALTHCARE WORKER VACCINE MANDATE FOLLOWING LAWSUIT FROM 10 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL COALITIONSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that a Missouri federal court granted South Dakota’s request for an injunction on the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
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| 11 10, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS 10 STATE COALITION CHALLENGING CMS VACCINE MANDATESouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined a ten-state coalition, led by Missouri and Nebraska, in challenging the vaccine mandate that the Biden Administration’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to impose on healthcare workers throughout the nation.
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| 11 05, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS 11 STATE COALITION IN FILING SUIT TO HALT FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined an eleven-state coalition in filing a lawsuit against Joe Biden and the Biden Administration to halt their vaccine mandate on private employers with more than 100 employees.
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| 11 02, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES DRAFT EXPLANATION FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTIONSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot draft explanation for the November 2022 general election.
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| 10 29, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS 10 STATE COALITION IN FILING SUIT TO HALT VACCINE MANDATE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORSAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined a ten-state coalition led by Missouri in filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees.
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| 10 28, 2021 | STATEMENT REGARDING IN RE IMPLICATED INDIVIDUALThe South Dakota State Supreme Court today announced their decision in In Re Implicated Individual.
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| 10 05, 2021 | BIPARTISAN COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ADDRESSING YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA USEYesterday, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general expressing strong support for the hearings being conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee addressing protection and safety of kids and teens using social media.
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| 09 20, 2021 | THREE SENTENCED IN H&I GRAIN CASEThe Office of the South Dakota Attorney General announced today that 69-year old JoAnn Steffenson, 40-year old Jared Steffensen, and 36-year old Tami Steffensen were all sentenced and remanded to the custody of the Beadle County Sheriff on Friday, September 17, 2021.
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| 09 16, 2021 | A.G. RAVNSBORG JOINS 24 STATE COALITION DEMANDING PRESIDENT BIDEN DROP VACCINE MANDATE OR RISK LEGAL ACTIONSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined with 23 other state attorneys general to send a letter to President Joe Biden today, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private sector employees to either get a COVID-19 shot, submit to weekly testing, or be fired.
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| 09 15, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RAVNSBORG ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JAY SEKULOW AND STAFF AS CO-COUNSEL IN PRO-LIFE APPEAL South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has prepared the following statement regarding the appointment of co-counsel in the appeal to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of Planned Parenthood v. Noem.
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| 09 15, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RAVNSBORG JOINS WITH 22 OTHER STATES ON LETTER TO COMBAT FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF STATES’ ELECTIONS South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined with 22 other state attorneys general opposing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, or H.R. 4.
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| 09 14, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBBAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota and other states have reached an agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to settle allegations that Bristol-Myers Squibb overcharged the state Medicaid programs for drugs.
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| 09 09, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR INITIATED MEASURE TO MAKE POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for the November 2022 general election.
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| 09 09, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR INITIATED MEASURE TO MAKE INGESTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE A PETTY OFFENSE South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for the November 2022 general election.
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| 07 29, 2021 | TEA CHIEF OF POLICE JESSICA QUIGLEY APPOINTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS & TRAINING COMMISSIONAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced the appointment of Tea Chief of Police Jessica Quigley to serve on the Law Enforcement Standards & Training Commission.
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| 07 23, 2021 | SPINK AND BROWN COUNTY ARRESTS CAP OFF 4-YEAR INVESTIGATIONThe office of the South Dakota Attorney General announced today that three arrests were made in Spink and Brown Counties on July 14, 2021, following an investigation which began in 2017.
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| 07 22, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES $26 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH OPIOID DISTRIBUTORSAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced a historic $26 billion agreement that will help bring desperately needed relief to people across the country who are struggling with opioid addiction.
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| 07 09, 2021 | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL’S FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF IM26Contrary to current media reports, the Attorney General’s Office agrees with the South Dakota Highway Patrol’s Framework for Implementation of Initiated Measure 26.
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| 07 08, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS SUIT AGAINST GOOGLE FOR ANTITRUST LAW VIOLATIONS OVER APP STOREAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general to file a lawsuit against Google in California.
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| 07 02, 2021 | AG RAVNSBORG ELECTED VICE CHAIR AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE CONFERENCE OF WESTERN ATTORNEYS GENERALAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been elected to serve as the Vice Chair and a member of the Executive Board of the Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG).
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| 06 08, 2021 | HAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER JIM ESCHENBAUM APPOINTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS & TRAINING COMMISSIONAttorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced the appointment of Hand County Commissioner Jim Eschenbaum to serve on the Law Enforcement Standards & Training Commission.
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| 05 18, 2021 | ABERDEEN WOMAN SENTENCED IN IDENTITY THEFT CASE The Office of the South Dakota Attorney General announced today that Amy Violet Schmidt, 40, Aberdeen, was sentenced to serve two years in the state penitentiary for Identity Theft.
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| 05 14, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for the November 2022 general election.
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| 04 28, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH INDIVIOR OVER FALSE AND AGGRESSIVE MARKETING Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that South Dakota and other states have reached an agreement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. (collectively “Indivior”) to settle allegations that Indivior falsely and aggressively marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds.
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| 04 09, 2021 | CRIME IN SOUTH DAKOTA 2020 PUBLICATION RELEASEDThe Office of the Attorney General today released the Crime in South Dakota 2020 report. Read More |
| 03 22, 2021 | ATF CERTIFIES SOUTH DAKOTA CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT AS VALID ALTERNATIVE TO NICS BACKGROUND CHECKSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has certified that South Dakota’s regular Concealed Carry Permits qualify as an alternative to a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Read More |
| 03 19, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION PROVIDING FOR A TOP-TWO PRIMARY ELECTIONSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for the November 2022 general election. Read More |
| 03 18, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS 21-STATE COALITION TO BLOCK KEYSTONE CANCELLATIONSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg joined 20 other state attorneys general, led by Montana and Texas, in filing suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas to block President Joe Biden’s unconstitutional and the illegitimate attempt to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXLP). Read More |
| 02 26, 2021 | ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION PROVIDING FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING BY A COMMISSIONSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for the November 2022 general election. Read More |
| 02 05, 2021 | AG RELEASES EXPLANATIONS FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY INITIATED MEASURE AND MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY INITIATED AMENDMENT TO THE SD CONSTITUTION South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanations for the November 2022 general election. Read More |
| 02 05, 2021 | SOUTH DAKOTA REACHES $573 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH McKINSEY & COMPANY INC. FOR ITS ROLE IN OPIOID EPEDEMIC Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $573 million settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company Inc., resolving investigations into the company’s role in working for opioid companies, helping those companies promote their drugs, and profiting from the opioid epidemic. Read More |
