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The number of open security staff positions has plummeted in recent years, Corrections Secretary Nick Lamb told the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee on Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre, from a high of 27% in late 2022 to 5% today.
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John Hult, States Newsroom, 23 Jan. 2026
Lang had been charged with assaulting police during the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers met in the Capitol to denounce Uthmeier and his opinion and say that Uthmeier was ignoring the difference between remedying harm and creating advantage.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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John Hult, States Newsroom, 23 Jan. 2026
Lang had been charged with assaulting police during the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026
The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers met in the Capitol to denounce Uthmeier and his opinion and say that Uthmeier was ignoring the difference between remedying harm and creating advantage.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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