CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "South Dakota Job Openings and Labor Turnover - November 2024": * * * South Dakota had 24,000 job openings in November 2024, compared to 25,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the job openings rate in South Dakota was 4.9 pe  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 30 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond defends Oklahoma pork producers against California's radical Proposition 12 OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 30, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against California's strict hog-housing regulations that would adversely impact Oklahoma's pork producers. In 2018, California passed Proposition 12, a law requiring out-of-state pork producers to comply with  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief opposing taxpayer-funded sex change operations for state prisoners. Overall, Carr has taken roughly 50 legal actions to prevent taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgeries and the chemical and surgical mutilation of Georgia's children. "Taxpayers shouldn't foot the bill for sex changes," said Carr. "We're proud to stand with our fe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Summonses Are for Records Relating to U.S. Taxpayers Who May Have Used Network of Offshore Service Providers to Hide Assets and Evade Taxes * * * The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia entered an order earlier this week authorizing the IRS to serve John Doe summonses on TT (USA) Holdings Inc.; Trident Corporate Services Inc. and Trident Fund Services Inc., entities that are me  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2025: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 23 other states in filing a brief arguing that taxpayers should not have to pay for sex change operations for prison inmates. The brief was filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a case from Indiana. "The fact that a prison inmate thinks a sex change should be paid f  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 31 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Results of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released earlier today. Known as the Nation's Report Card, NAEP is a nationwide assessment of reading and math administered to students in 4th and 8th grades across the United States every two years. Scores indicate that students in South Dakota outperformed the national average in 8th grade rea  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025: Governor Larry Rhoden announced Tony Venhuizen as his selection for the 40th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. "Tony is a problem solver for the people of South Dakota," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "He is never shy to show leadership and take on challenging issues. He may know more about South Dakota's history than anyone I've ever met. And he uses that knowledge to help s  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2025: Tony Venhuizen was confirmed as the 40th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. Pursuant to Article 4 Section 6 of the South Dakota Constitution, he was sworn in on the floor of the South Dakota State Senate. "It will be such an honor to serve as presiding officer in this Senate that means so much to me and my family," said Lieutenant Governor Venhuizen. "I am ready to get to w  more