COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads support of President Trump's deployment of National Guard to D.C. * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a coalition of 23 states in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting President Trump's constitutional deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. In the years preceding President Trump's current term, crime surged   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.9 percent in March, up 3.4 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index was up 9.2 percent, almost ent  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole: * * * Minnesota cannot wait to reform child care licensing This article originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune (https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/statewide-view-minnesota-cannot-wait-to-reform-child-care-licensing) on April 8, 2026,  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 10 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * CHS CEO Jay Debertin to speak with SDSU students in industry leadership seminar * CHS Chief Executive Officer and President Jay Debertin will visit SDSU on April 24 to speak at the ECON 319 Seminar with Industry Leaders class. The class, led by Joseph Santos, professor and director of the Ness School of Management and Economics, invites students to participate in an open conversation with le  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak participates in national security and trade-focused congressional delegation to Taiwan * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) returned this week from a congressional delegation to Taiwan, one of America's most important Indo-Pacific allies, with four colleagues from the Republican Study Committee (RSC). Fedorchak met with Taiwan's president, vice president, othe  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: North Dakota has Increasing Momentum in Counter-UAS * Senator Marks Start of Point Defense Battle Lab, Outlines Role as Part of Grand Forks UAS Tech Ecosystem EMERADO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today marked the formal beginning of the Point Defense Battle Lab at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. As a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, Hoe  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46961) on April 8, 2026, entitled "Social Security Coverage of State and Local Government Employees" by social policy analyst Zhe Li. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Social Security is the single largest federal program in terms of the number of beneficiaries as well as budget. It pays cash benefits to over 70 million beneficiaries each month, and total benefit payments are more than $136   more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 10 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Students showcase research at 2026 NDSU Student Research Days * NDSU Student Research Days was held on April 8-9 at NDSU's Memorial Union. This multi-day event provides NDSU graduate and undergraduate students with the opportunity to present their research and creative work. Top student presentations were awarded in both oral and poster categories. A total of 107 undergraduate students and 153 g  more