WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 3, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * South Dakota had lowest unemployment rate in April 2025 at 1.8 percent From April 2024 to April 2025, 26 states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases from a year earlier, 1 state had a decrease, and 23 states had little change. The national unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, 0.3 percentage point higher than a   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Early-June Forage Production Report and Outlook * Huron, SD, June 5, 2025 - South Dakota (SD) Grassland Productivity Map conditions have changed across the state since last updated on May 15. These maps, produced through the SD Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Drought Tool, will be updated approximately every 15 days until July 1. The "current status  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice of intended disposition concerning native American human remains. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, based in Pierre, South Dakota, intends to carry out the disposition of these remains and an associated funerary object in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The remains, representing at least two individuals, along with one funerary   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Rounds Urge Agriculture Secretary to Prepare for HPAI Outbreaks in Cattle * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins urging her to develop an emergency plan to vaccinate cattle against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Since the most recent outbreak of H  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has published a Notice of Intended Disposition regarding human remains. This official communication details the plan by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, located in Pierre, South Dakota, to carry out the disposition of human remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, commonly known as NAGPRA. The remains, representing at least three individuals of   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Honors First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin at Post Office Renaming Ceremony in Huron * HURON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) spoke at a ceremony to dedicate the United States Postal Service (USPS) office in Huron as the First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building. This renaming follows legislation introduced by Rounds in November 2023 and signed into law in November   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 6 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release: * * * Sanford Fargo residency programs have a new home FARGO, N.D. - Numerous Sanford Health Fargo residency programs have relocated to the Sanford Amber Valley Campus, 4840 23rd Ave. S., Fargo. These residency clinics were previously located at the Sanford Broadway Clinic in downtown Fargo. All three residency clinics, including family medicine, internal medicine and behavioral health, are relocating to S  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on June 4, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, Senate Republicans are continuing to work on a reconciliation bill that makes America stronger and more prosperous. An important component of this bill is what it does on energy. Republicans spent a lot of time last year talking about how the Bid  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, we are entering the sixth month of Republican leadership in Washington. We have already delivered some significant wins for the American people, and there is so much more on the way. When this Congress began, we got right to work getting President  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, June 5 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Graduate Wins Prestigious U.S. Department of Defense SMART Scholarship Alyssa Robinson has joined an elite group of students recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense--a distinction that's both thrilling and humbling for the recent South Dakota Mines graduate. Robinson, who earned her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering last month, was selec  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has issued a notice of intended disposition, as released by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, concerning Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. These cultural items were recovered from a site in Campbell County, South Dakota, during excavations conducted in 1991 and 1992. The Corps of Engineers has formally identified the ancestral lineage of the remains as Native Am  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News. On pro-growth policies: "[E]verybody's going to come to different conclusions about this [bill], but a lot of people are making evaluations of this bill based upon a static scoring model used by Washington, D.C.  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio. On pro-growth policies: "[W]hen you have growth in the economy, government revenues go up. And then if you start bending the spending curve down in the right direction, you can start getting to where  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Pedal to the Metal * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, for many months now, we've been laying the groundwork for legislation to make tax relief for hardworking Americans permanent and invest in our security to build  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Charging Ahead to Deliver President Trump's Agenda * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, before I begin, I want to mention Sunday's attack in Boulder, Colorado. "A man armed with incendiary device  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Keep Up the Momentum * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican leadership: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Good afternoon, everyone. "I think, as everybody knows, the Senate Republicans are prepared to do our part on reconciliation. "We're anxious  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Keeping Our Foot on the Gas * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, we're entering the sixth month of Republican leadership in Washington. "We've already delivered some significant wins for the Amer  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate Republicans Work to Restore American Energy Dominance * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, Senate Republicans are continuing to work on a reconciliation bill that makes America stronger and more prosperous.   more