WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards By Aliyah Kovner & Lauren Biron The researchers will receive funding to pursue high-impact projects. Five scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have received Early Career Research Program (ECRP) awards from the Department of Energy. The ECRP program, now in its 16th yea  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Thanks Supreme Court for Prompt and Thoughtful Opinion * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden thanked the Supreme Court of South Dakota for its prompt and thoughtful advisory opinion on whether the South Dakota Constitution grants the Lieutenant Governor the authority to cast a vote in the event of a tie. "We answer the question submitted by the Governor in the af  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-SD Continues Grassroots Engagement in Back-to-Back Property Tax Town Halls with Gov. Rhoden * Pierre, SD - Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) continued its 2026 grassroots engagement momentum with two back-to-back property tax-focused town halls over President's Day weekend. Gov. Larry Rhoden joined AFP-SD for the events in Sioux Falls and Dakota D  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 19 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Supports Challenge To Biden-Era Abortion Drug Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era overreaching rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "I am proud to stan  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 19 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Honors 19 Recruits Graduating Thursday from Law Enforcement Training Program in Sioux Falls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 19 recruits who graduate this Thursday night from the regional Law Enforcement Training program held in Sioux Falls. "The Sioux Falls Academy is successful because of the partnership between the Atto  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 19 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Testifies in Opposition To Bill Repealing State's Death Penalty South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Wednesday testified in opposition to House Bill 1268 which would have repealed the death penalty in South Dakota. "The death penalty is, and should be, used sparingly in South Dakota and in only the most extreme cases," said Attorney General Jac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2026, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: LEGISLATION * S. 1034, Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act * S. 1242, Watershed Results Act * S. 2437, Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 *   more