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News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Wednesday December 04, 2024 ( 9 items )  

AG Coalition Urges the U.S. Senate to Confirm Pam Bondi as United States Attorney General
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 4 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2024: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 30 current and future state attorneys general in urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Pam Bondi as the 87th United States Attorney General. "President Trump made an excellent choice with Pam Bondi for U.S. Attorney General. As longtime AG of Florida, she has the proven record to bring back the trust we need in our   more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $850 Million to Revitalize Aging Water Infrastructure, Advance Drought Resilience
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increase safety, improve hydro  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $850 Million to Revitalize Aging Water Infrastructure, Advance Drought Resilience
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $849 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West. The funding supports 77 projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Washington to improve water conveyance and storage, increa  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Leads Coalition of State AGs in Support of Pam Bondi's Senate Confirmation for U.S. Attorney General
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 4 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading, along with South Carolina, a multistate effort urging the U.S. Senate to confirm former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as the 87th U.S. Attorney General. Bondi served as Florida's first female attorney general for eight years and worked as a prosecutor for nearly two decades. Attorney General Moody, along with 27 other attorneys g  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Urges U.S. Senate to Confirm Pam Bondi as United States Attorney General
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm Pam Bondi as the 87th United States Attorney General. President Trump nominated Bondi, a prosecutor of nearly 20 years and former Florida Attorney General, to serve as U.S. Attorney General. During the height of the opioid crisis, Bondi fought to shut down pill mills that flooded streets with deadly dru  more

Miss. A.G. Fitch Urges the U.S. Senate to Confirm Pam Bondias United States Attorney General
JACKSON, Mississippi, Dec. 4 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a coalition of 30current and future state attorneys general in urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Pam Bondi as the 87th United States Attorney General. "I commend President-elect Trump for his appointment of Pam Bondi to serve as the United States Attorney General and I look forward to the Senate confirming her nomination,  more

Mo. A.G. Bailey Leads 23 States Putting Biden Administration on Notice About Fourth Illegal Student Loan Scheme
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 4 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a 23-state coalition in putting the Biden Administration's Department of Education on notice about their fourth illegal attempt to saddle working Americans with someone else's debt. "We are 10-0 with the lawless Biden Administration in our fight to block their illegal redistribution of wealth. Missouri has successfully defend  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Co-Leads Coalition Urging the U.S. Senate to Confirm Pam Bondi as United States Attorney General
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a coalition of 30 current and future state attorneys general in urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Pam Bondi as the 87th United States Attorney General. "I could not be more thrilled by President Donald Trump's appointment of my dear friend Pam Bondi," said South Carolina Attorney General Wilson. "Pam and I served togeth  more

Unemployment rates lowest in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Burlington-South Burlington, October 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In October 2024, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.5 percent. The next lowest rates were in Rapid City, South Dakota, 1.6 percent, and Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, 1.7 percent. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 19.6 percent. A total of 224 areas had October jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.9 p  more