WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Home of the iconic Corn Palace -- a symbol of the region's healthy agricultural climate since 1892 -- Mitchell, South Dakota will be the host location on March 25 for the national kick-off of the 2024 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week. This year's event, from March 25-29, is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administrati  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 20 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Intervenor States seeking to keep the Biden administration from using shadowy gamesmanship to manipulate the president's most vulnerable political liability in an election year: the border crisis. The Biden administration, on multiple occasions, used these tactics i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The state Senate today approved a resolution introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) calling on the governor to deploy the Pennsylvania National Guard along Texas's southern border with Mexico as part of Operation Lone Star. "Pennsylvania families are being harmed by the influx of immigrants and illegal drugs resulting from lax federal border security measure  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 20 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su opposing the Biden Administration's rule change for Registered Apprenticeship Programs. You can read the full letter here (https://governor.sd.gov/doc/Honorable-Julie-Su_US-DepartmentofLabor.pdf). "Your proposed rule change would bog down efforts to expand Registered Apprenticeships with more  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 20 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem signed HB 1057 (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24943), which creates the Commission on Indigent Legal Services and Office of Indigent Legal Services, into law. "A strong criminal justice system supports our American way of life. It upholds the rights of our people. That includes the Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel," said Governor Noem. "The Commission on In  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 20 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed the following 14 public safety bills into law: * SB 6 revises provisions related to death by distribution of a Schedule I or II substance; * SB 47 revises the incentive program for juvenile diversion opportunities; * SB 49 funds the new men's prison; * SB 71 removes a prohibition on the ability of law enforcement and various governmental entities to inspect, search, se  more

BRANDON, South Dakota, March 20 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release : The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share details about the Interstate 90 exit 406 reconstruction project in Brandon. This project will replace the existing interchange with a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). The informational meeting is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Brandon  more

STURGIS, South Dakota, March 20 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: On Monday, March 25, 2024, traffic control will be installed at various locations along S.D. Highway 34 between the intersection with 4 Mile Road and east of Fairpoint Road for pipe repairs and replacements. Traffic will be limited to a single lane with a stop control configuration around the pipe replacement locations. Flaggers will be present to guide traffic t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 20 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 19, 2024: On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 24 states in warning the Department of Labor (DOL) that its proposed rule to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into the National Apprenticeship System exceeds congressional authority, illegally promotes racial-discrimination, and is antithetical to the American ideal of equality. "Americans fought for   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Terrance Buescher, age 58, from Rock Valley, Iowa, pled guilty on March 15, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. At the plea hearing, Buescher admitted that from April 2022 through January 2023, he was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 20 pounds of methamphetamine in the Rock Valley area. Buescher fur  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine pled guilty on March 15, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. Juan Cardona-Tinajero, 34, from Guadalajara, Mexico, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and being an illegal alien in United States. At the plea he  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Office of Conservation Investment is seeking public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment regarding a proposal from the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks (SDGFP) to dispose of the Federal encumbrance on the Hydro #2 Game Production Area (GPA), a property acquired utilizing Pittman-Roberson grant funds pr  more