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SD governor signs bill deleting offensive terms
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill updating language in state laws referring to people with intellectual disabilities.
• The governor says the bill eliminates outdated and offensive references in state law such as "mental retardation" and "mentally retarded."
• When the law takes effect July 1, new language will use terms such as "intellectual disability" and "individual with an intellectual disability."
• Daugaard says South Dakota needs to join a nationwide movement to promote respectful language. He says the bill promotes the dignity and humanity of South Dakotans with intellectual disabilities.
• State Human Services Secretary Laurie Gill says changing offensive language in state law is a major step toward honoring the dignity of people with intellectual disabilities.
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10 Things to Know for Wednesday
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
• 1. HOW CALIF. MANHUNT FOR EX-COP PLAYED OUT
• A single gunshot was heard from a mountain cabin before it went up in flames -- and a charred body was found inside.
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• 2. JOB 1 FOR OBAMA: CREATING JOBS
• In his State of the Union address, the president calls increasing employment his "North Star."
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• 3. WHAT NORTH KOREA GAINS FROM NUKE TESTS
• The blasts put young leader Kim Jong Un and his advisers right where they want to be: at the center of the world's attention.
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• 4. PAPAL CAMPAIGN GETS UNDER WAY
• The race for the Vatican's top post has one strict taboo: No one can openly seek the job.
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