COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson opposes woke gender ideology on government passports * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief defending a traditional understanding of sex on U.S. passports. "For years, we have fought against radical gender ideology," Attorney General Wilson said. "Whether on government documents or in everyday life, t more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Nevada -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Nevada were 81,055, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 74,494, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Washington -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 172,479 while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Washington were 165,224 the U.S. Bureau of Labor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating a New Year with Republicans' New Tax Cuts * Washington, D.C. Thanks to President Trump, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and congressional Republicans, instead of dreading a massive tax hike, Americans rang in the New Year excited to have more money in their pockets and more opportunities to get ahead in 2026. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act will benefit middle-cl more PR

WACO, Texas, Jan. 6 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Montana State Captures First National Title Since 1984 * For the first time in FCS championship history, it took overtime to decide a winner. Illinois State scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to force the extra period, and the Redbirds scored a touchdown on their possession, but Montana State blocked the extra point attempt. Facing a 4 th and 10 on their possession, the Bo more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 7 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Arraigned On Five Counts of Falsifying Investigative Reports Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Arraigned On Five Counts of Falsifying Investigative Reports * South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish woman has been arraigned on four felony counts and one misdemeanor c more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 7 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Proposes Legislation To Strengthen State's Digital Cryptocurrency Investigations South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley plans to introduce legislation in the 2026 South Dakota Legislature that would allow law enforcement to seize digital Cryptocurrency accounts that are part of criminal investigations. "Cryptocurrency has become a haven for scamme more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Jan. 7 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU Alumni Association, SDSU Foundation enact historic consolidation South Dakota State University's two largest relationship-building partners have consolidated into one organization, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The SDSU Alumni Association and SDSU Foundation have served the university for decades as complementary but separate organizations. The alumni association was formed in 1889; the foundatio more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Jan. 7 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Professor Honored as Overseas Fellow by the Biotech Research Society of India In recognition of his international scientific leadership in microbial technology and sustained collaboration with researchers in India, Rajesh Sani, Ph.D., South Dakota Mines professor, has been named the 2025 Overseas Fellow by the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Relief Is Here for Working Families * 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, last year Republicans followed through on our promises to the American people. "The cornerstone of that was the Working Famili more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans to Build on Record of Results in 2026 * 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, 2025 was a historically busy year here in the United States Senate. "The longest session period in more than 15  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Working Families Tax Cuts Provide Bigger Paychecks, Permanent Relief * 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): "The good news for the American people as they start their new year is that they're going to have, on more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 6 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Yost Co-leads 25-State Coalition Challenging California's Ammunition Restrictions * (COLUMBUS, Ohio) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador are leading a coalition of 25 states in opposing California's latest attempts to undermine the Second Amendment by tightening restrictions on ammunition. "California has spun a web of burdensome laws designed to stop resi more PR