ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-South Dakota Highlights Rushmore Roadmap Agenda with Federal Delegation in Washington, D.C. * Washington, D.C. -Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) convened with the state's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. this week to highlight both the Rushmore Roadmap agenda for the state and AFP's broader work around affordability on the national stage. T more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect religious freedom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 16 other states supporting a public schoolteacher's challenge to a district policy preventing her from decorating her classroom with a small personal crucifix. The district asks teachers to decorate their classrooms. Mrs. Arroyo-Castro's walls were more PR

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, March 28 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: * * * BHSU Research Symposium to Highlight Student Research with Keynote Guest Delia D'Ambra Black Hills State University will host the 28th annual Black Hills Research Symposium (BHRS) April 1-2. This interdisciplinary conference will showcase undergraduate research activity in the Black Hills region and will feature keynote speaker Delia D'Ambra and co-chairs Dr. Alissa Call and Dr. Ashley Pfeiffer  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Fatal Work Injuries in South Dakota 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - March 27, 2026 * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 29 in 2024 for South Dakota, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the number of work-related fatalities in South Dakota was up 45.0 percent from 20 in 2023. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Welch Demand Answers from Secretary Mullin over Lewandowoski's Role in DHS Contracts * [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today wrote to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mar more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 27 -- BNSF Railway, a freight transportation company, issued the following news release: * * * BNSF Railway customers invest more than $5.3 billion in 2025; new certified site expands growth pipeline BNSF Railway customers invested more than $5.3 billion in 2025, completing 117 rail-served projects, the highest number closed in the last six years. These projects created more than 1,200 jobs across industrial, agricultural and consumer markets while expanding productio more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 25, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole: * * * Legislative testimony: The case for childcare licensing reform in Minnesota On Tuesday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard SF 4324, a bill that would revise childcare licensing standards in Minnesota. I testified in favor of several more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Silver Cross Hospital Over Vaccine Mandate * Federal lawsuit alleges that hospital denied a religious accommodation and fired employee for asking CHICAGO - Silver Cross Hospital, based in New Lenox, Illinois, violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who requested to be exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine because of her more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 27 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU physicist appointed to U.S. Department of Energy's new Office of Science Advisory Committee * A Florida State University physicist has been named to a newly formed committee that will oversee and advise all future scientific ventures for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Mayly Sanchez, the Wyatt-Green Chair of Physics in FSU's Department of Physics, is one of 20 expert scientist more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 27 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Bills to Support Rural Communities * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed five bills supporting agriculture and rural communities, including HB 1048, which makes an appropriation for the expansion of broadband infrastructure. "Our ag industry and rural communities are the heartbeat of our state," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "By investing in rural bro more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 27 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Education Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed six bills that support students and education across the state, including HB 1017, which gives school boards flexibility to find alternative settings for students. "Our students are the future of our state, and it's important that we continue to give them the resources, support, and oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-541) on the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act (H.R. 7640). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on March 12, 2026. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Illinois Illinois does not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. In August 2017, then-Governor Bruce Rauner signed Illinois's version of the Trust Act, which restricted cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigrat more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * Navy to Commission Submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) * The Honorable David Denton, General Counsel of the Navy, will deliver the ceremony's principal address. Additional speakers are set to include Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey; Adm. William Houston, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; the Honorable Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; and Kari Wilkinson, president, Newport News Shipbuil more PR

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, March 28 -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association posted the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * NCBA Joins White House to Celebrate Working Farm and Ranch Families Today, leaders and members of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) joined a White House event celebrating the Working Families Tax Cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. NCBA played a key role in advancing this legislation, advocating for its passage and building on years of  more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 28 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * South Dakota State University establishes center to advance AI literacy, ethical innovation By Addison DeHaven The Center for AI Innovation and Emergent Technologies will ensure South Dakota State University's graduates are ready to lead in an AI-driven world. From health care to agriculture to education, artificial intelligence is reshaping the modern world, and college graduates must have t more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 27 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Strengthening South Dakota * From rural healthcare to property tax relief, apprenticeships to airport investments, I have focused on strengthening our economy and supporting communities across the state. These are real investments that make a difference in the lives of our hardworking South Dakotans. Access to quality healthcare is a priority, especially in our rural communities. F more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins Guy Benson on Fox News Radio * Click here to listen to the interview. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined Guy Benson on Fox News Radio. On Democrats' DHS shutdown: "The Democrats have now kept the department shut down for 41 days. It's a shutdown of their own design and their own making, and it's the second one. As you know more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted 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 United States Attorney Ron Parsons and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley held a joint press conference at the Sioux Falls Police Department on Thursday, March 26, 2026, to highlight new federal and st more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Leads Charge to Successfully Block Another SAVE America Act Push * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, issued the following statement after leading Democrats' efforts to successfully block Republicans' voter suppression amendment to advance the SAVE America Act, marking a key defeat as P more PR