SPEARFISH, South Dakota, March 24 (TNSjou) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: After three years of research, a group of BHSU students and faculty studying how environmental factors influence the development of neurological disease have had their findings published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS ONE. The research paper, entitled "The biotoxin BMAA promotes dysfunction via distinct mechanisms in neuroblastoma and glioblastoma cells," focuses on the toxin BMA  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 22 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and three of her fellow governors sent a letter to EPA Administrator Regan requesting an emergency waiver to allow for E15 this summer during driving season. Administrator Regan approved an April 28, 2022 petition to allow for year-round sales of E15, but the administration has delayed issuing the proposal. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to delay imp  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 23 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and three of her fellow governors sent a letter to EPA Administrator Regan requesting an emergency waiver to allow for E15 this summer during driving season. Administrator Regan approved an April 28, 2022 petition to allow for year-round sales of E15, but the administration has delayed issuing the proposal. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to delay imp  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 18 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Governor Noem attended the National Guard 216 Fire Fighting Detachment Deployment Ceremony at the Range Road Armory in Rapid City. The unit is deploying to Romania. "As Governor, there is no duty I take more seriously than deploying our National Guard into the field," Governor Noem said. "Romania is an important strategic ally as a member of NATO. We work with these allies to prese  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 23 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed SB 189 into law. The bill restricts state and local governments from contracting with six "Evil Foreign Governments." Governor Noem signed the bill at the 114th Fighter Wing at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls. You can find photos from the bill signing event here. "Our taxpayers' dollars should not be revenue streams for evil foreign governments," said Governor Noem. "With t  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed 13 bills into law: * SB 1 - Modifies debilitating medical conditions for cannabis use; * SB 35 - Makes an appropriation to expand laboratory space at the Sanford Underground Research Facility; * SB 118 - Expands eligibility for certain teachers who receive reduced tuition at Board of Regents institutions; * SB 120 - Increases an amount of property value owned by a loca  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 21 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed SB 210 into law. She sent a signing letter to legislators. "I appreciate the work of my BFM Commissioner Jim Terwilliger and the BFM team on this budget," said Governor Noem, "and I appreciate the legislature for recognizing that it should fund my administration's priorities to maximize freedom and liberty for the people of the state." This budget for Fiscal Year 2024 wi  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 23 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Yesterday, Governor Noem signed 12 election bills into law. Governor Noem signed some of the election bills alongside Secretary of State Monae Johnson. "South Dakota's election laws are built with integrity. We have one of the best election systems in the nation," said Governor Kristi Noem. "With these laws, we will further strengthen our fantastic system and provide account  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed SB 75 into law. This legislation provides for all pregnancy expenses to be covered by both parents. "South Dakota will continue to strengthen families and promote life," said Governor Noem. "The gift of a child too often comes with financial burden. Mothers should never have to take that on alone. It is the responsibility of both the mother and the father to equally pay e  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 21 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed HB 1016, which funds $60 million for construction of a new women's prison in Rapid City. She also signed HB 1017, which funds $52 million for the purchase of land and design costs for a new men's prison near Sioux Falls. The legislation also transfers more than $270 million to the Incarceration Construction Fund for future construction of the men's prison. "Funding new pr  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 22 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1137 to give South Dakotans a tax holiday. "The people of South Dakota deserve relief from burdensome regulations and inflation inflicted by the federal government," Governor Noem wrote in her letter. "While our state enjoys the strongest economy in the nation, the lowest unemployment, and unprecedented economic growth, we also recognize that these blessings are  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 18 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed six bills to enhance South Dakota's workforce. Earlier this legislative session, Governor Kristi Noem signed SB 76 into law, which enhanced workforce freedom by recognizing out-of-state licenses for nearly every profession. "South Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, but we still have 25,000 open jobs," Governor Noem said. "We're tackling this workforce   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem VETOED House Bill 1209, which would increase the amount of THC allowed in industrial hemp to 5%, classifying marijuana as hemp. "Federally, marijuana is classified as anything that contains over 0.3% THC," said Governor Noem. "If this bill were to become law, South Dakota would allow hemp products and crops to contain over sixteen times more THC than is currently allowed   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 18 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on March 17, 2023: * * * I talk a lot about the American Dream. Unfortunately, that's unusual these days. To me, the American Dream was an ideal that was embedded in my heart since I was a child. I think that had a lot to do with growing up on the farm. It was tough work, but one of the best lessons my parents taught us kids was that life isn't easy. The road to success isn't paved by anyone but  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 25 (TNSjou) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Since the beginning of human creative activity, nature has served as a source of inspiration. That continues to be true for Saikat Basu, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, who took inspiration from a pig's snout to investigate ways to improve air filtration. "Researchers have not yet tried to design engineering filtration and therma  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 18 (TNSjou) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Using the past to predict the future can potentially help researchers with animal conservation efforts, explains Rachel Short, an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University. Short recently published a research paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal on work supported by her National Science Foundation Post  more