COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame Five former standout high school athletes, including baseball star Joe Carter and football standout Patrick Willis, along with volleyball stars Alisha Glass Childress and Jordan Larson and ice hockey standout Krissy Wendell-Pohl, highlight the 2026 cla  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 9 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Public Safety Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed 11 public safety bills into law, including HB 1084, which protects law enforcement, retired state judges, and federal judges from doxxing and other forms of malicious activity by removing their personal information from the public statewide voter files. "My number one priority is keep  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 9 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Rhoden to Sign Bill to Defend Freedom to Worship * PIERRE, S.D. - Tomorrow, Governor Larry Rhoden will sign a bill to defend the freedom to worship, SB 113. Governor Rhoden introduced the bill earlier this session alongside Republican leadership in both chambers. The bill signing will take place in the Governor's Reception Office on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 11 am CT/10 a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces State Reaches Mayday Health Settlement and Removal of Unlawful Abortion Pill Ads South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota has settled its lawsuit with Mayday Health, and the New York company has agreed to remove any signs with deceptive and unlawful advertisements of abortion pills in the state now   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 10 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU pharmacy graduates excel on 2025 NAPLEX By Heather Brown The South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions has continued its long record of excellence, reporting a 94.1% first-time pass rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) for the 2025 Doctor of Pharmacy graduates. Of the 54 SDSU Pharm.D. students who took the exam, 51 pas  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Lowering Health Care Costs Whether it's a trip to the pharmacy or a hospital stay, accessing health care can be complicated and costly. And that is especially true for rural South Dakota, where even getting to a health care provider can be challenging. Republicans are committed to making health care more affordable and accessible, which is why we've taken up a number of measures to lower costs and i  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Three Weeks and Counting on Democrats' DHS Shutdown 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 are more than three weeks into the Democrats' DHS shutdown. "And Democrats keep telling us that they're serious about funding this agency. "But their act  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more