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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday March 05, 2023 ( 4 items )  

ACE: EPA E15 Rule Positive For 2024 But Urgent Action Needed For 2023 Summer Driving Season
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 (TNSgov) -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) reacted to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rule today, which implements the bipartisan group of Midwest governors' request to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in their states. EPA's rule would ensure retailers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin can   more

Club For Growth Urges Gov. Noem To Veto Digital Asset Proposal
WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSgov) -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release and letter: Club for Growth President David McIntosh wrote a letter to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem urging her to veto HB 1193, which would exclude Bitcoin and other digital assets from being defined as a form of currency. Additionally, while the bill excludes decentralized assets, the legislation would label other government controlled Central Bank Digital Currencies, like the Chin  more

Rand: Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift and Certain Sanctions Is Associated with Lower Death Rates
SANTA MONICA, California, March 2 (TNSjou) -- Rand issued the following news release: A statewide alcohol-monitoring program that requires people arrested for drunk driving and other alcohol-involved offenses to be tested frequently for alcohol use can reduce the likelihood that participants die for several years after their involvement with the program, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Analyzing results from South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety Program, researchers found that those arrested  more

S.D. Farmers Union: Delegates Prepare To Take South Dakota Policy To 2023 NFU National Convention (March 5-7)
HURON, South Dakota, Feb. 28 (TNSconf) -- The South Dakota Farmers Union issued the following news release: Dallas farmer Hank Wonnenberg serves as chair of SDFU Policy Committee and was asked to serve on the NFU Policy Committee for the 2023 National Farmers Union (NFU) Convention. He said during a recent pre-convention meeting held at the NFU D.C. headquarters, he had an opportunity to see firsthand the impact National Farmers Union and grassroots policy has in D.C. "We were asked to take a   more