Texas lawmaker proposes bill to ban gender transition treatment for everyone, including adults

Texas lawmaker proposes bill to ban gender transition treatment for everyone, including adults

A Texas state lawmaker introduced a bill to amend the state's ban on gender transition procedures or treatment for minors to also apply to adults.

February 28, 2025

Local News

HB 1025 dies in Pierre: A closer look at the vote

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- First, House Bill 1025 was gutted. And now, it's dead. The legislation in Pierre originally would have appropriated money to build a new men's prison in Lincoln County, but it was amended to only transfer $148 million to the state's incarceration construction fund. Now, the legislation has failed entirely. A motion [...]

February 24, 2025

Local News

Inside the hearing: SD prison bill goes to House floor

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Legislation to build a new men's prison in Lincoln County is on its way to the full House of Representatives at the state Capitol, but lawmakers on the Joint Committee on Appropriations (JCA) kept their cards close to their chest about how they feel about House Bill 1025 during their hearing Thursday. [...]

February 20, 2025 1

Local News

Peterson: School opt-outs should have to face voters

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Legislation that would require school districts to hold local elections on every proposed excess tax levy and every proposed issuance of capital outlay certificates has cleared the South Dakota Senate. Senators voted 19-15 on Wednesday to approve Senate Bill 208 and send it across the Capitol to the House of Representatives [...]

February 19, 2025 1

National News

Heartland lawmakers seek to fix ‘fundamental’ roadblock for farm kids seeking student aid

Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., along with Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan, are sponsoring a bill to adjust the Free Application for Federal Student Aid qualification requirements to halt an unfair disadvantage for farm families.

February 7, 2025 2