NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products. "Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to EPA to remove woke EV standards * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a letter to the EPA alongside 23 states supporting the end of the Biden-era electric vehicle mandates. "These mandates to increase the number of electric vehicles on the road only raised the costs of vehicles for Americans," Attorney General Wilson sa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Feb. 6, 2026 * * * South Dakota had 23,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 24,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in South Dakota was 4.6 percent in Nov more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Dean Kirkeby Confirmed to the GFP Commission * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden's appointment of Dean Kirkeby to the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Commission was confirmed by the South Dakota State Senate. "South Dakota is the most beautiful state, and protecting our great outdoors is a responsibility we don't take lightly - we owe it to our kids and our grandkids," said more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following news: * * * The Big Questions: Mary Bishai on Mining for Neutrinos Distinguished Scientist Fellow Mary Bishai shares her reflections on a career investigating the mysterious particles called neutrinos. Scientists recognized by the Department of Energy Office of Science Distinguished Scientists Fellows Award are pursuing answers to science's biggest questions. Mary Bishai is a senior physicist at DOE's  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund blasts outrageous S.D. prayer resolution to 'the Lord Most High' The FFRF Action Fund is upbraiding South Dakota lawmakers for a recent prayer resolution that they passed urging all state residents to "seek the Lo more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Six Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhode n signed the following six bills into law: * SB 5 requires the disclosure of whether a ballot question was proposed by initiative or by the Legislature; * SB 56 requires that agencies promulgating permanent rules publish the rules and associated rulemaking forms on a state website; * SB 57 clarif more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Research Highlights the Need for Paid Leave in 37 States "Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation" makes the case for a nationwide paid family and medical leave law to help working families in every state * As the nation marks 33 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the law that allows people to take unpaid time off from work for caregiving or their own health, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * ENSURING AFFORDABLE BEEF FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER 1. Cattle ranchers have played an integral role in United States history, helping to forge an American identity and an American diet with beef as a key staple food. Today, beef remains vital in the American diet, evidenced by the fact that the United States is the largest consumer of beef by volume, followed closely by China and Brazil. And the Unit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds: South Dakota Native Royce Williams Set to Receive Medal of Honor * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that President Donald Trump is awarding Wilmot, South Dakota native and retired U.S. Navy Captain E. Royce Williams with the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor in the United States. This follows a decade of research and requests from Rounds' team follow more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 6 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Career and Technical Student Organization State Officers Visit the Capitol The South Dakota Department of Education partnered with the South Dakota Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) Center to bring CTSO State Officers to the Capitol on Feb. 3-4, to gain a true Capital City Experience. Students representing Educators Rising, Future Business Leaders of more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Openness and Transparency * Being open and honest isn't hard to do. It may seem tough, but it's actually far easier to be direct and truthful. I'm a pretty straight shooter. Who has time to talk around an issue? The people of South Dakota deserve a Governor who's open, transparent, and honest - and that's what I aim to be every single day. We recently had the annual News Media Day at t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lonna Jackson-Street, chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Tribal Council, Fort Totten, North Dakota, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Justice and Safety for Native Children: Examining Title II of the Draft Native Children's Commission Implementation Act": * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, Senator Hoeven and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 6 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Symposium to address policy gaps in rural America * LAWRENCE -On Feb. 20, the 2026 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium will convene leading scholars, practitioners and policymakers to examine the structural and legal challenges confronting rural American communities. "This symposium is important to me both personally and professionally. I grew up in rural Kansas, where my family has lived and  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Xcel Energy receives approval for Mankato-Mississippi River Transmission Line Project New 345 kV line will relieve congestion, connect more renewable energy and strengthen reliability for customers across Minnesota * Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) and its partners received approval Thursday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to move forward with its Mankato-Mississippi River Transmi more PR