Thursday - November 21, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration's New ERA Award for Connexus Energy Will Boost Clean Energy Future for Minnesota
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Ramsey, MINNESOTA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Connexus Energy will move forward in the Biden-Harris Administration's Empowering Rural America Program (New ERA) award process to procure new clean energy investments throughout rural Minnesota and South Dakota. Connexus is the largest electric cooperative in Minnesota, serving over 130,000 members. Connexus Energy's New E  more

NDN Collective Holds Action & Healing Event Post Boarding School Apology
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 28 -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2024: Last night, NDN Collective held an action to uplift their demands to President Biden following his historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the boarding school system developed and operated by the federal government for over 150 years. The community gathered together after an emotional day for prayer, traditional singi  more