| News Tipoffs - South Dakota Editors Newsletter for Saturday January 11, 2025 ( 5 items ) |
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INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $785 Million to Advance Rural Transportation and Mobility Needs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
Third round of Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program funds 24 projects to make rural communities safer, more accessible, and more connected
Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $785 million in awards through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural) to invest in transportation projects across the country that will increase mobility, improve
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Iowa A.G. Bird Defends Family Farms and Businesses From Mandate That Threatens Shutdowns
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today defended Iowa family farms and businesses against a costly mandate, the so-called Corporate Transparency Act, which threatens to make them close up shop.
Iowa farms and businesses face new national registration requirements as part of the unconstitutional mandate. Some family-owned farms and businesses have been operating for decades without
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Iowa U.S. Attorney: Sioux City Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release:
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Seaton distributed over 40 kilograms of meth
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A woman who conspired to distribute more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine pled guilty January 7, 2025, in federal court in Sioux City. Celeste Seaton, 40, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
At the plea hearing Seaton admitted that for five months in 2023
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La. A.G. Murrill: Republican AGs Ask President Trump to Secure Border, Deport Illegal Aliens
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025:
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach in a letter to the Trump administration asking the President-elect to secure the border and stop Biden immigration policies that caused a historic surge of illegal immigration.
"Inauguration Day can't get here soon enough. I support President Trump'
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USDA Invests in Additional Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends
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