WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Biofuel producer POET, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), urging the agencies to finalize regulations and guidance for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit while also recommending key improvements. In a letter dated April 10, 2025, POET emphasized the credit's potential to bolster rural economies, lower consumer fuel prices, strengthen domestic energy security, and enhance t more ST

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Vandalism Targeting Church in South Dakota The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned vandalism targeting the Mitchell Congregational United Church of Christ in Mitchell, South Dakota. The church was vandalized with derogatory graffiti over the weekend, the th more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 15 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release: * * * Credit Unions for Kids Micropreemie Unit opens FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Health Fargo is celebrating the grand opening of the Credit Unions for Kids Micropreemie Unit at Sanford Children's. The Credit Unions for Kids Micropreemie Unit features four rooms and six beds dedicated to the care of babies born before 26 weeks gestation or weighing less than 28 ounces. This unit features a support environment wh more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to approve the South Dakota regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) for the second implementation period, submitted by the state on July 29, 2022. This SIP submission, aimed at addressing visibility impairment due to anthropogenic sources of pollution, is an essential part of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR). The proposal concerns efforts to reduce regional haze in manda more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson's Priorities Included in House Republicans' Agriculture Reconciliation Package Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed their portion of House Republicans' reconciliation package, which includes several of U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson's (R-S.D.) priorities for rural America and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The package identifies $29 more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 10 -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following news release: * * * NDN Collective Mobilizes Black Hills Against Pe'sla Mining Proposal Rapid City, SD - NDN Collective is ramping up the fight to protect Pe'sla - a sacred site in the Black Hills which has been used for ceremonial gatherings of Lakota, Dakota, and other nations for thousands of years - from destruction and exploitation, the most rece more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Asks Interior Secretary to Establish Tribal Law Enforcement Training Center in the Great Plains Region WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum requesting the Department of Interior to consider establishing a permanent tribal law enforcement training center on the Great Plains. Currently, the majority of tribal law enforce more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Asks Interior, Transportation Secretaries to Update Tribal Transportation Funding Formulas WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum and Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy asking them to update the process for funding tribal transportation projects. Currently, the funding formula for tr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Introduces Legislation to Advance Brain Cancer Research and Development WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act, legislation to advance research for brain tumors and improve brain tumor treatment and care. "For me, the fight against cancer is personal. When my late wife Jean was cour more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Introduces Standing Rock Chairwoman at Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced Janet Alkire, Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, before her testimony in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA). The hearing, which examined U.S. Health and Human Services programs serving tribal members and communities, took place on Wedn more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, May 17 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Carnegie Classifications 2025: Research Activity Designations Released with Updated Methodology South Dakota Mines has been designated as a special focus university with higher earnings by the recently updated Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education released the fully redesigned Carnegie more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 14 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release: * * * Sanford to bring organ donation registration to MyChart SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Health patients are now able to register as organ, eye and tissue donors through MyChart - the portal that patients can already use to manage their health care. The update to MyChart simplifies the process of becoming a registered organ donor for interested patients. "Sanford Health is proud to be one of the first hea more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, before I begin my remarks today, I want to say a word about our former colleague Christopher "Kit" Bond, who passed away yesterday at the age of 88. Kit Bond dedicated his life to serving the people of Missouri. After serving as State auditor, he more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on May 14, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, on Monday, Customs and Border Protection released its monthly update for April, and I want to read a line from that release: Driven by the administration's decisive and effective immigration enforcement, our frontlines continue to see overwhelming more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 11 committee hearings on May 13, 2025: * * * PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: CONSERVATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on conservation, after receiving testimony from Gary Blair, National Association of Conservation Districts, Starkville, Mississippi; Brad Doyle, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Weiner; Lynn Tjeerdsma, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Plat more ST

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * The Fight to Save Ellsworth On May 13, 2005, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it was recommending South Dakota's Ellsworth Air Force Base for closure. It was a gut punch for South Dakota. Ellsworth has been a point of pride in our state since World War II. Losing the base would have been devastating to western South Dakota and a significant loss for America's national security. So, we set out more PR

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins My View with Lara Trump " There is a great unity. President Trump and his team, Speaker Johnson in the House, Senate Republicans, realize that if we're going to use this two years for our majorities - hopefully four - to the ultimate advantage, we've got to be able to work together in a way that enables us to get a lot of that agenda across the finish line." Click here to watch the vi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Draw Up Familiar Play: Obstruction, Division, Distraction Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, before I begin, I want to mention longtime Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died on Thursday. "My thought more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats' Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "This week, we should be on the GENIUS bill, which is the stablecoin bill. "As most of you know, we had a vote [on] cloture on the motion to proceed  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Grateful for Law Enforcement Officers' Service and Sacrifice This National Police Week Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, it's Police Week this week - the yearly observance recognizing the service and sacrifice of our more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: I'll Never Stop Fighting for Ellsworth Air Force Base Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Madam President, the month of May is a special time to celebrate the Americans who serve our country in uniform. "May is Military Appreciatio more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Trump Administration Restores Control at the Southern Border Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, before I begin my remarks today, I want to say a word about our former colleague Christopher 'Kit' Bond who passed away y more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- A coalition of transportation departments from Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming has voiced its support for a federal interim final rule that would eliminate existing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. In a letter submitted to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the state agencies argue that the move aligns with a recent presidential executive order and addresses concerns about the CEQ's statutory authority to en more ST