COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up for farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 22 other states supporting a challenge to a Massachusetts law that bans the sale, and even transportation, of any pork that was produced in violation of Massachusetts hog housing space requirements. In their friend-of-the-court brief, t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight for Pork Producers at the United States Supreme Court * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading 24 states in a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to rule that Massachusetts's radical pork ban is unconstitutional. Massachusetts's "Question 3" pork ban prevents other states from selling pork in or transporting through Massachus  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak hosts Google for Online Safety Roadshow at Northern Cass School * Hunter, ND - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today hosted Google for an Online Safety Roadshow at Northern Cass School, speaking with 250 students during an interactive assembly about responsible technology use. The roadshow is based on the Be Internet Awesome curriculum, which focuses on five tips for stayin  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak spotlights ND innovation at Grand Farm Innovation Campus * Wheatland, ND - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined Google at the Grand Farm Innovation Campus this week, where she met with ag tech leaders, researchers, and industry partners showcasing field-ready applications of AI in agriculture. "What I love most about visiting Grand Farm is seeing North Dakota ingenuity on  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Confirmation of Markwayne Mullin as DHS Secretary * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Senator Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security: "The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission in ensuring that the U.S. homeland is safe and secure. I've gotten to know Senator Mullin during our   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2022 and face an April 15 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates that approximately $1.2 billion in refunds remains unclaimed fo  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 25 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU has strong representation at Midwest Section ASAS Annual Meeting By Madison Weishaar The 2026 Midwest American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting was held March 8-11 in Omaha, Nebraska, bringing together researchers and students from 12 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. "Faculty and students from South Dakota State University were highly successful at the Midwest ASAS Annual   more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Promotes New, Voluntary "Product of USA" Label * (Washington, D.C., March 24, 2026) - Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of a national public awareness campaign to inform meat, poultry, and egg producers of the "Product of USA" voluntary labeling standard which went into effect on January 1, 2026, and increases consumer  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, March 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Eau Claire to welcome innovation, collaboration at Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium * "I'm looking forward to seeing how we do," says Gale, a fourth-year computer science major who has attended MICS three times. "It's neat to see all the other ideas and how people accomplish the task." While the robotics competition will pit institutions against each other, the ov  more