CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Dakota 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - March 5, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.0 percent in South Dakota, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Farm Bill Passes Ag Committee with Johnson's Support * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, also known as the Farm Bill, with a bipartisan 34-17 vote. U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass the Farm Bill which contains dozens of Johnson's priorities that support farmers and ranchers in South Dakota and acr  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Schumer to Pass DHS Funding Package * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 20 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging him to pass the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding package. You can find the letter here. "A fully funded Department of Homeland Security ensures our national secu  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Celebrates Passage of SB 96, Refocuses on SB 245 * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden's plan to cut property taxes, Senate Bill 96, passed the House of Representatives, meaning that the bill is on its way to the Governor's desk. Governor Rhoden celebrated his bill's passage and refocused on delivering the passage of Senate Bill 245 next week. "Senate Bill 96 wil  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Election Integrity Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed six election integrity bills into law. "We do a lot of things right in South Dakota, and our election integrity is something to be admired and emulated by other states," said Governor Larry Rhoden. "I am proud to sign these bills into law and further strengthen the security, tran  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Vasquez Bill Ensures Tribal Children Have Fair Shot at High-Quality Education * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) introduced the Parity for Tribal Educators Act to address teacher shortages in Indian country. The legislation would provide teachers at tribally controlled schools the same federal retirement benefits that teachers at  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8; * Andrew B. Davis, to be Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8; * Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, b  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Judiciary Democrats Torch DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for Corrupting the Agency, Brutalizing Americans Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Democrats in confronting Secretary Kristi Noem over her deadly mismanagement of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), transforming the agency into a c  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 5 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Markey, Barnstable Brown study maps US diabetes-cancer hotspots * A new University of Kentucky study has mapped areas across the U.S. where high rates of diabetes and deaths from diabetes-related cancers overlap. The UK Markey Cancer Center and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center research reveals patterns that could help target life-saving interventions. People with diabetes are more likely to develop   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 5 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Mercer law alumnus lives a life in full bloom * When Mercer Law alumnus Bill Waldrop says he's had a blessed life, he means it. Now 80 years old and marking 50 years as a lawyer, he looks back with a mix of pride, gratitude and quiet wonder. "Some things," he said, "you just never forget." One of those unforgettable moments reaches all the way back to a sixth grade classroom in Marietta -long before law schoo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Larry Wright Jr., executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, from a Feb. 24, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA Asks Court to End USDA's Illegal Rule Mandating Electronic ID Eartags for Cattle and Bison * The New Civil Liberties Alliance asked the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota for summary judgment today in R-CALF USA, et al. v. USDA. Representing ranchers, farmers, and livestock producers, NCLA urges the court to vacate an unlawful rule promulgated by USDA   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 6 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Nine School Districts Received the 2026 South Dakota Perkins Reserve Grant The South Dakota Department of Education named nine South Dakota school districts as the 2026 recipients of the South Dakota Perkins Reserve Grant. Each school district will use the funds to provide major equipment upgrades for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The equipment   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health Equip now open in Dickinson * DICKINSON, N.D. - Sanford Health Equip is now open in Dickinson. Located at 1531 W. Villard St. Suite B. and adjacent to Sanford Health Occupational Medicine, the store is open Mon. - Fri. from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The new location offers expertise from Sanford Health Equip employees and a tailored service that focuses on each patient  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Thousands of credit union stories told on Capitol Hill * The unified credit union voice was front and center at nearly every Congressional office during Congressional visits conducted as part of the Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). Leagues and credit unions visited Capitol Hill throughout the week, but primarily on Wednesday following the conclusion of the GAC general session.  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News. On Democrats' DHS shutdown: "The ball's really in the Democrats' court... these are agencies that defend the homeland. That's the Department of Homeland Security. It is the Coast Guard, it is the TSA, it is FEMA, it is cybersecurity. The Democr  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Put Politics Ahead of Key DHS Priorities and Agency Employees * 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 another Thursday here in the Senate. "And it should be just another payday for empl  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has issued a situation and outlook report titled 'Feed outlook: February 2026' (Report No. FDS-26B), authored by Jennifer Bond with contributors Steven Ramsey and Joshua Huang and approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board. Released on February 12, 2026, the report revises global coarse grain trade based on updated shipment pace and supply developments, while lifting the 2025/26 U.S. corn exp  more