| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday January 19, 2025 ( 6 items ) |
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120+ Tribal Leaders Call on Biden to Grant Leonard Peltier Clemency
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Jan. 14 (TNScapv) -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025:
Washington, DC - In a show of broad support from Indian Country, today over 120 tribal leaders sent a letter calling for President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. At 80 years old, Peltier is in his 49th year of incarceration.
The full letter can be viewed here (https://ndncollective.org/tribal-leade
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Accountable.US: Hearing Highlights - Kristi Noem Elevates Concerns Over Character, Ability to Protect Homeland From Threats
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
During today's U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Kristi Noem, the President-elect's choice for Secretary of the Homeland Security Department failed to quell concerns over her history of abusing power for her own benefit, broken relations with Native Americans, and woef
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Advocates Urge South Dakota Lawmakers to Provide the Tools to Detect, Defeat Breast Cancer, Keep Tobacco Fund Intact
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release:
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota legislators begin a new session today and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates will urge them to take the opportunity to assure those at risk for breast cancer have the tools needed for early detection and defeat of the disease.
Regular mammograms are an invaluable tool in detection of breast cancer. Younger women in Sou
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CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Neo-Nazi White Supremacist Vandalism Targeting Black-Owned Business in South Dakota
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025:
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate reported neo-Nazi white supremacist vandalism targeting a Block-owned business in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as a hate crime.
That business was reportedly vandalized with graffiti threatening black people
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Eight Awarded Scholarships to Attend 30th Annual National Ethanol Conference
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release:
The Renewable Fuels Foundation announces eight 2025 recipients of the Robert Sather Memorial Scholarship, which annually offers opportunities for students and members of the Renewable Fuels Association's Young Professionals Network (YPN) to attend the National Ethanol Conference. The event takes place February 17-19 in Nashville and is the nation's most widely attended executive-level co
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Immigration Hub: 'Who's Who' of Trump's Anti-Immigrant Crusade: Bondi, Noem, and the Team Poised to Execute Mass Deportations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025:
This week, Immigration Hub is releasing detailed memos on the anti-immigrant records and extremist histories of the key figures poised to serve in Donald Trump's administration. With Pam Bondi and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem facing confirmation hearings this week, the research makes it clear: they, alongside Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., w
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