LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas on behalf of 21 other state attorneys general in support of a Texas law prohibiting pediatric gender-transition procedures: "States are responsible for protecting the health and safety of their children from dangerous and experimental medical pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 1, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Dakota - 2022": * * * In 2022, South Dakota women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $886, or 82.3 percent of the $1,076 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regiona  more

LULEA, Sweden, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: By 1Lt Cameron Silver U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a cross-combatant command mission from their deployed location at Lulea-Kallax Air Base, Sweden, in support of Global Guardian, 29 Feb, 2024. The aircraft departed from Sweden, crossed into the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility and completed their depl  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 1 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded 24 preservation, rehabilitation, and replacement Bridge Improvement Grants (BIG) totaling approximately $20 million at the recent commission meeting held in Pierre. The goal of the grant process is to enhance the overall condition of critical assets that South Dakotans are dependent upon each and every day. These st  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 2 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on March 1, 2024: * * * Preserving Our Outdoor Heritage Almost every memory I have from my childhood is outdoors. I think my parents used to send us kids outside as an attempt to keep us out of trouble. And to this day I am still more comfortable in my jeans and ball cap. As Governor, though, my hours are often filled with other things. But even with all those other things that have to fill up m  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 2 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1119 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24962), which creates a habitat conservation specialty license plate and emblem, into law. She signed the bill during the opening ceremony for Pheasant Fest in Sioux Falls. "When I think about future generations, I want them to be able to grow up experiencing the outdoors and seeing the world th  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 2 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: On Monday, Governor Kristi Noem will sign HB 1231 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/25259) into law. This bill has been one of Governor Noem's top priorities. It places restrictions on the ownership of U.S. agricultural land, stopping six evil foreign governments and foreign entities from buying up South Dakota's precious ag land. The bill signing ceremony will take pla  more