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Federal Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday May 21, 2023 ( 4 items )  

BLS: Unemployment Rate at 1.6 Percent in Three Metro Areas in March 2023
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: In March 2023, Decatur, Alabama; Huntsville, Alabama; and Rapid City, South Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rates, 1.6 percent each. The next lowest rates were in Madison, Wisconsin; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1.7 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rate, 15.6 percent, followed by Visalia-Porterville, California (11.3   more

South Dakota Army National Guard Meets Sustainability Goal Despite Challenges
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan, U.S. Army Environmental Command As a statewide entity, the South Dakota Army National Guard has more than 3,100 soldiers across 22 locations in their largely rural, geographically dispersed state. South Dakota covers 250 miles north to south and 400 miles east to west with facilities in nearly every part of the state. There are only a couple recycling facilities at e  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62.5 Million Through Investing in America Agenda for Endangered Species Recovery Planning
WALL, South Dakota, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: On Endangered Species Day, the Department of the Interior announced a $62.5 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act to help plan for endangered species recovery efforts that will be implemented over the next several years to benefit more than 300 species currently listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The President's Investi  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in South Dakota As of May 2023
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in South Dakota As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of South Dakota. To date, $1.5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to South Dakota with over   more