SACRAMENTO, California, April 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Federal Crackdown on "Tranq" as Xylazine Abuse Surges * AG Bonta again calls on U.S. Congress to classify the animal tranquilizer xylazine, commonly called "tranq" and frequently combined with illicit fentanyl, as a controlled substance OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 41 attorneys general, sent another let  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 1 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Co-Leads Letter from Bipartisan, 41-AG Coalition Asking Congress to Pass the Combatting Illicit Xylazine Act * Griffin: 'Criminals and foreign adversaries are targeting Americans with this combination of drugs, and we need to do everything in our power to stop them' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leadin  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls on Congress to Pass Bipartisan Legislation That Would Regulate Deadly Drug Xylazine * Attorney General Jeff Jackson today joined a bipartisan group of attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545/ H.R. 1266). The bipartisan bill would classify xylazine as a Schedule III substance under federal la  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Communities from Illicit Xylazine * Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazin  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Against Illicit Xylazine * Today, the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 1 (TNSrpt) -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Advises Counties on Implementation of SB 96 * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden advised South Dakota's counties on the implementation of his plan to cut property taxes, SB 96. Combined with SB 245, this bill helped deliver the largest property tax cut in South Dakota history. Several counties have already expressed excitement about implementing SB 96, an  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson Statement on DHS Funding * WASHINGTON -This afternoon, Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson released a joint statement announcing a path forward to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security - including CBP and ICE - and end the record-long Democrat shutdown. "We appreciate and share the President's determination to once and for all brin  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 2 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * Physics Researchers at USD Successfully Fabricate High-Performance Germanium Detector A team of researchers at the University of South Dakota, led by Dongming Mei, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Physics, has achieved a major milestone in the development of advanced radiation sensors, successfully fabricating a highly sensitive mini-inverted coaxial point contact (ICPC) detector. * Th  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 2 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux Falls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, March 31, in Sioux Falls. "DCI investigates a  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 2 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces Yankton Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Second Degree Murder South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Yankton man has been sentenced to Life in Prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to Second Degree Murder in connection with the 2025 murder of a Yankton woman. Craig Allen Nichols, Jr., 33, on Tuesd  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 2 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD to Host NSF I-CORPS Training The University of South Dakota is hosting a National Science Foundation I-Corps Regional Training from June 4 to July 9. * I-Corps Regional Training program uses experiential education to help researchers gain valuable insight into entrepreneurship, the process of starting a business or industry requirements and challenges. The free, five-week course will e  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 2 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD Department of History to Host Herbert S. Schell Lecture in History On Friday, April 10, the University of South Dakota Department of History will host the annual Herbert S. Schell Lecture in History. * Jingyi Li, Ph.D., assistant professor of Asian Studies at Occidental College and a historian of early modern Japanese literature and culture, will serve as the keynote speaker, with her p  more