WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE Endorses Member Chris Backemeyer for Election to Congress Representing Nebraska's 1st Congressional District * Largest federal employee union says Backemeyer understands and supports federal workers and our workplace rights EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Chris Backemeyer for electi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * As Rangeland Health Declines, BLM Stops Monitoring * Washington, DC -America's vast western rangelands are in sharp decline, yet the Trump administration no longer wants to monitor the health of these landscapes, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Statistics compiled from scientific assessments by the U.S. Bureau of Lan more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bemidji Medical Center earns surgical safety recognition * AORN is the nation's leading authority on perioperative nursing practice. The recognition honors the facility's commitment to improving patients' physical and psychological wellbeing before, during and after surgery through consistent, evidence-based enhanced recovery practices. To earn this recognition, Sanford Be more PR

UPTON, New York, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Physicist Mary Bishai Named AAAS Fellow Recognition honors distinguished contributions to neutrino physics * The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized Mary Raafat Mikhail Bishai, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, as a 2025 AAAS Fellow. Each year, AAAS bestows this honor on sel more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Key Bipartisan Bill to Expand Affordable Housing in Native Communities * Today, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act. This legislation modernizes and reauthorizes NAHASDA, including the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, through 2032 to better assist the housing needs o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education, through its Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), has announced a grant opportunity aimed at enhancing the capacity of private nonprofit organizations to support parents and families of individuals with disabilities. The Parent Information and Training Program, identified by Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235F, has a total estimated funding of $300,000, with a single award ceiling set at $300,000. This comp more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Introduces Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act. This legislation modernizes and reauthorizes NAHASDA, including the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, through 2032 to better assist the housing needs of Indian Country more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Carr Fights for Farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief in opposition to a Massachusetts law that seeks to regulate pork production nationwide. If upheld, this statute will impose costly mandates on out-of-state pig farmers - burdening the interstate pork market and increasing prices for all Americans. Carr and 23 other at more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 26 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Election Integrity Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed six election integrity bills, including the South Dakota SAVE Act, Senate Bill 175, which requires that an individual provides proof of citizenship when registering to vote. "In South Dakota, we do things right, especially when running our state elections," said Governor Larry R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Legislation Gives Producers Fertilizer Price Transparency * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced the bipartisan Fertilizer Transparency Act to increase transparency in fertilizer markets and provide farmers with better information on the price of key crop inputs. The bill would require the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to est more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Newsweek names USD Medical Center a world's best hospital * Contact: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Newsweek has once again named the Sanford USD Medical Center, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to its list of World's Best Hospitals for 2026. Sanford Health is ranked No. 63 out of 416 hospitals in the United States on the list. The Sanford USD Medical Center shares inclusion o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News * Click here t o watch. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats' DHS shutdown: "Every single day [Democrats] move the goalposts. And remember how we got here. They agreed to a bicameral, bipartisan, Democrat and Republican deal to open up and fund DHS.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on Voter ID: Will Democrats Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is? * 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, just where do Senate Democrats stand on voter ID? "It's pretty darn hard to tell. "I mean, w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Must Fund DHS * 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, enough is enough! "Republicans have bent over backward to negotiate with Democrats. "And now Democrats need to get serious about fund more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 26 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Approves Gov. Rhoden's Request for Year-Round E15 * PIERRE, S.D. - The Trump administration announced they have approved a request made by Governor Rhoden and six other Governors for a nationwide waiver under the Clean Air Act to allow the year-round sale of E15. "Allowing year-round E15 supports our farmers, boosts American energy independence, and keeps fuel  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office and South Dakota Attorney General's Office Hold Joint Press Conference on Combating Government Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office and South Dakota Attorney General's Office Hold Joint Press Conference on Combating Government Fraud * SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Ron Parsons and South Dakota Attorney General Marty J. Jackley held a j more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, March 27 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD Professor Helps Shape Future Fulbright Leaders The University of South Dakota School of Education is proud to announce that Mejai Bola Mike Avoseh, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Educational Leadership, has been reappointed to serve on the National Screening Committee for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This marks his second appointment, following the successful com more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in South Dakota Impacted by Winter Storms * (Huron, S.D., March 26, 2026) - Agricultural operations in South Dakota have been significantly impacted by recent winter storms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from  more PR