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Dakotans For Health Press Coverage

Democracy is hard work and it requires all of us to work hard.

Rick Weiland  |  Co-Founder

South Dakota News Watch

Update: Judge pauses Minnehaha petition collection site limits

The fight over abortion rights in South Dakota has led to an unlikely battleground: petition signatures at the Minnehaha County Courthouse.

6/14/23

Center for Public Integrity

Grocery taxes face the chopping block in South Dakota

A citizen-led proposal may eliminate the state’s portion of grocery taxes.

5/26/23

KOTA

Group responds to misconceptions on grocery tax repeal

Alleged Concerns Easily Fixed, Prioritizing 90,000 Food Insecure South Dakotans Critical

5/20/23

SDPB Radio

Judge blocks Minnehaha County petitioner order as lawsuit continues

Where are petitioners allowed to advocate their causes? That’s the question at the heart of a lawsuit between Minnehaha County officials and Dakotans for Health, a group currently circulating several petitions.

5/12/23

Argus Leader

Federal judge temporarily blocks new petitioning policy at Minnehaha County admin building

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnehaha County from enforcing a new policy impacting where petition signatures can be gathered at the Minnehaha County administrative buildings in Sioux Falls.

5/12/23

Mitchell Republic

Serial ballot backer Weiland set to run abortion, grocery tax campaigns in South Dakota

For Rick Weiland, a longtime understudy of former Senator Tom Daschle, says he's focused on ballot measures that bring victories on "kitchen-table issues."

5/12/23

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