DES MOINES, Iowa, March 6 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Leads 16 States in Urging Congress to Support Year-Round E15 and Unleash American Energy Greatness DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged Congress to pass a bipartisan bill that will unleash homegrown American energy by securing nationwide access to year-round E15 gasoline. Day one in office, President Trump signed an executive order expanding acc  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Gov. Rhoden Bans DeepSeek and RedNote for State Government PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications (BIT) banned the Chinese applications DeepSeek and RedNote pursuant to Executive Order 2023-06. This action was taken for the security of South Dakotans' personal information against the threat of the C  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs "Baby Gabriel" Bill and Five Other Bills PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed HB 1044, which authorizes the use of a newborn safety device for the voluntary surrender of a newborn. This legislation creates a new option for mothers to surrender infants under South Dakota's "Safe Harbor" law. You can find a picture of Governor Rhoden signi  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Bill to Protect Property Rights PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed HB 1052, which protects the property rights of South Dakota landowners by prohibiting eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon oxide. Governor Rhoden outlined his reasons for signing the bill in a letter to the legislature and people of South Dakota. You can fi  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Six Bills into Law PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed the following six bills into law: * SB 65 provides for the sale of certain real estate located in Pennington County and provides for the deposit of the proceeds; * SB 71 revises provisions pertaining to the compulsory age for school attendance; * SB 109 permits a school district   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Wins Back-to-Back Governor's Cups PIERRE, S.D. - The state of South Dakota, under the leadership of Governor Larry Rhoden and Former Governor Kristi Noem, has won Site Selection Magazine's 2024 Governor's Cup. This marks the second consecutive year that South Dakota has been awarded this prestigious honor for having the most economic development projects per-capita in the   more