SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 16 (TNSgov) -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news on Feb. 15, 2023: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings submitted written testimony today underscoring the critical role low-carbon biofuels and climate smart agriculture practices can play in ensuring federal clean fuel policy meets transportation decarbonization goals as the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee holds a hearing on "The Future of Low C  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 15 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2023: * * * Ignoring the warnings of families, advocates, health care providers, and transgender South Dakotans themselves, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a law banning gender-affirming health care for any transgender pers  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Feb. 15 (TNStalk) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's signing Monday of the Help Not Harm Bill, a law that protects children from dangerous, life-altering medical procedures. "Denying the truth that we are either male or female hurts  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 (TNStalk) -- American Principles Project, an organization that says it engages in campaigns and advocacy on behalf of the family, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2023: * * * South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1080, the "Help Not Harm" bill, prohibiting the prescription of drugs or surgeries to minors for the purposes of changing their sex. South Dakota is now the seventh state to restrict such procedures in law. In response, Terry Schilling, pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation's largest public policy women's organization, praised South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for signing H.B.1080, the "Help Not Harm" bill which would ban doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgical interventions for minors. "We are grateful to Kristi No  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNStalk) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2023: * * * South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem yesterday signed into law legislation that restricts access to life-altering puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and experimental procedures for children under 16. * * * Jay Richards, director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation, made the following statement: "The tragic story of Chloe Cole--who identified a  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 14 (TNSgov)(TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, denounced South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for signing HB 1080 into law, thereby banning age-appropriate, best practice, gender affirming-care for trans youth. The measure was advanced by the Senate last week and will cause healthcare providers  more

WATERTOWN, South Dakota, Feb. 14 (TNSrpt) -- NATE - Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association issued the following news release: * * * Whitepaper Examines Testing Data from 2022 NATE UAS Expo Event * * * NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today released a "Drone Mappings in the Telecommunications Industry" Whitepaper. The purpose of the Whitepaper is to share with industry stakeholders the background of UAS (drone) based use cases, the capabilities a  more