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 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams sesquicentennial professor of federal courts at Georgetown University Law Center, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to testify befo  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 10 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Receives Disaster Declaration from President Trump * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Gov. Larry Rhoden announced that South Dakota has received a presidential disaster declaration in response to a historic, record-breaking winter windstorm that struck western South Dakota on December 17 and 18, 2025. The declaration makes federal assistance available to support recovery efforts fol  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on April 16, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 4219 (Rep. Case), "National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025" * H.R. 6251 (Rep. Begich), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before th  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Lower Tax Bills, Bigger Refunds * I don't know too many people who look forward to Tax Day, but thanks to Republicans' landmark Working Families Tax Cuts legislation more Americans received good news when they filed their taxes this year. Without action from Congress, the average South Dakota family would have seen a $2,500 tax hike this year. Republicans were determined to not let that happen, an  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by senior education policy analyst Jude Schwalbach: * * * Students with disabilities account for more than one in 10 open enrollment participants Senate Bill 101 would help New Hampshire's families by expanding public schooling options for all students, including those with disabilities. * A New Hampshire proposal would establish a universal open enrollment program across the state,   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 10 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following column: * * * Driving Innovation in National Defense * South Dakota has never been a place that sits on the sidelines. When there's work to be done, we roll up our sleeves and get after it. The highest charge of government is to keep our people and their freedoms secure, so we're rolling up our sleeves and getting it done. In my State of the State address, I proclaimed that national security would be   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 10 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU's respiratory care program receives two national honors * South Dakota State University's respiratory care program has been recognized with two major awards from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. The program's East River locations, which include Brookings/Madison, Sioux Falls and Huron, received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award, which recognizes prog  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