Thursday - November 21, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Breaking: NDN Collective Responds to President Biden's Planned Apology for U.S. Government's Role in Native Boarding Schools
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 25 -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following statement on Oct. 24, 2024: * * * Gila River Indian Community- In response to news that tomorrow President Biden plans to make a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the boarding school system developed and operated by the federal government for nearly 200 years and designed to strip Indigenous children and future generations of their families,   more

CPB Awards Up to $1.7 Million to Five Public Media Stations to Improve Emergency Alerting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: * * * Stations in Hawaii, Kentucky, Missouri, and South Dakota Secure Next Generation Warning System Funding * * * Five public media stations in Hawaii, Kentucky, Missouri, and South Dakota will receive a total of up to $1.7 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. With these grants, CPB has awarded funding to 3  more

NATE Unveils New Rigging Training Standard
WATERTOWN, South Dakota, Oct. 23 -- NATE - The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Online Version of NATE Signature Resource Available for Free to NATE Members; Digital Download Available for Purchase for Non-Members * * * The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today announced that a new Rigging Training Standard (RTS) is available to members and industry stakeholders. The NATE RTS is available in   more