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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday December 17, 2023 ( 5 items )  

American Coalition for Ethanol Bringing Advocates to the Hill for DC Fly-in March 14-15
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Dec. 14 -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) formally announces its 13th annual Washington, DC Fly-in and Government Affairs Summit will take place March 14-15, 2024. Dates are subject to change if Congress is not in session. Building off this past spring's successful return to Capitol Hill, ACE is eager to continue hosting one of the industry's longest-running and successful fly-ins for biofuels adv  more

Get to Know Farmers Union InsuranceStacy Mongar Agency, Sioux Falls
HURON, South Dakota, Dec. 16 -- The South Dakota Farmers Union issued the following news release: The client's finger was severely injured and the surgeon at the hospital who carried their insurance said the best outcome was amputation. When the client went for a second opinion, the other surgeon said they could save the finger. Unfortunately this surgeon worked for a different hospital. After listening to the problem, Mongar contacted both hospitals and worked to negotiate a solution where he  more

NATE Announces Results of 2024 Board of Directors Election
WATERTOWN, South Dakota, Dec. 13 -- NATE - Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today unveiled the official results of the 2024 Board of Directors election. The Association announces that Randy Scott, CEO/Owner of Texoma Contracting, Inc. in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Aaron Paulette, President of Elevated Services, LLC in Carrollton, Ohio were re-elected and will retain the  more

NFWF Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to Support Bird Conservation Along the Central Flyway
HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 12 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, today announced $1.1 million in grants that will identify, restore and protect key bird habitats across five states. The grants will leverage $1.5 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of $2.6 million. The six projects announced today will c  more

Treasury Decision to Allow GREET for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit Under the Inflation Reduction Act Clears the Runway for Ethanol-to-Jet
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Dec. 16 -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2023: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) today welcomed the U.S. Treasury Department decision to recognize the Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory's Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) model as a "similar methodology" under section 40B of the Inflation Reduction Act, which is the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credit. ACE CE  more