ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-South Dakota Criticizes House Defeat of Senate Bill 85 * Pierre, SD - Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) criticized lawmakers for voting to defeat Senate Bill 85, which would require school boards to obtain local taxpayer approval before opting out of statutory property tax limits. "Legislators took a step in the wrong direction by voting against SB 85. T  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces settlements with generic prescription drug companies totaling $17.85 million over conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition * If you purchased certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today jo  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition to Urge EPA to Change Formaldehyde Rule to Help Iowa Farmers * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general to ask the Trump administration to fix President Biden's unworkable formaldehyde rule. Formaldehyde ensures families have access to safe food and that farmers can protect lives  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Feb. 4, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Hawaii and South Dakota unemployment rates 2.2 percent in December 2025 In December 2025, Hawaii and South Dakota had the lowest unemployment rates, 2.2 percent each. North Dakota, Vermont, and Alabama also had unemployment rates below 3.0 percent. The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 6.7 percent. The next hig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Hotel Equities for Pregnancy and Religious Discrimination, Retaliation * Federal suit charges hotel management company with retaliation against two front desk clerks who requested accommodations CHICAGO - Hotel Equities Group, LLC, a full-service hotel management company providing management, development, and consulting services throughout the United States, violated federal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Legislation Removes Statute of Limitations for Murder on Federal Lands * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) introduced Kamisha's Law to remove the statute of limitations for non-capital homicide crimes on federal and tribal lands. Kamisha's Law honors Kamisha Nyvold, a toddler who was murdered in Sisseton, S.D., in 1992. Thirty years after the crime, ne  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 5 (TNSxrep) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Presents Public Integrity Report to Legislative Committee South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released his Public Integrity Report to the Government Operations & Audit Committee. The report details the work of the Public Integrity Unit in 2025, which reviewed 47 unique reports of misconduct by state government employees, resulting   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 5 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Jackrabbits lead the charge in bison research, education By Allie Arp Mount Rushmore. The Badlands. Bison. Three things that come to mind when thinking of South Dakota scenery. Of the 400,000 bison that currently live in North America, around 10% -- nearly 40,000 -- roam the state's landscape. It makes sense then that the epicenter of bison research would also be here, where it can have the bigg  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Sports expands partnership with Sioux Falls Golf * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Sports and Landscapes Golf Management have enhanced their partnership to provide more resources to Sioux Falls Golf members. Starting this spring, Sanford Sports Academy will provide instruction to golfers of all ages at Elmwood, Prairie Green, and Kuehn Park golf courses. The Academy will  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Female Athletes Deserve a Level Playing Field * 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, it's one year this week since President Trump signed an executive order to protect women's and girls' opportunities i  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Feb. 5 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * Juston Sangster Selected to Attend U.S. Department of Homeland Security Leadership Academy Juston Sangster, assistant chief of police for the University of South Dakota's University Police Department, has been selected to attend the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Leadership Academy, which will take place this coming March. DHSLA is a dynamic program that brings together top law enforcem  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 5 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy agree to deliver generation solutions and enable large load across Xcel Energy's service territories Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) to accelerate the delivery of generation resources to serve large load customers, including data centers. This MOU represents an expansion of a long  more