PIERRE, South Dakota, April 22 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Pass Sensible Laws that Protect SD Farmers and Ranchers South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley testified Tuesday at a Congressional committee hearing that South Dakota farmers and ranchers have been damaged by unrealistic federal regulations. "Congress and federal government agencies need to do what the South   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's executive order on election integrity * Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Missouri and 10 other states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that would allow access to resources that would verify voter-registration lists against lawfare from left-wing activists. On March 31, 2026, President Tr  more

AMES, Iowa, April 21 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Helping Iowans adopt innovation * Play Video Through campus and regional specialists and staff in 100 county extension offices, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach carries out the university's land-grant mission of discovery, learning and engagement. Extension connects Iowans with opportunities to innovate, including youth engaging in hands-on AI education, food entrepreneurs trying a mobile pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Chairman Comer: Lawfare Puts American Agriculture at Risk House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at today's full committee roundtable titled "Farming on Trial: A Roundtable on the Growing Use of Lawfare Against American Agriculture." In his opening sta  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 21 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition To Defend Executive Order On Election Integrity * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In a fight for election integrity across our country, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 12 states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that provides resources to verify voter-registration lists  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Nina Liang, 17, Wins U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2026 National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest * A talented young artist from Texas has taken top honors at the National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. A blue-winged teal by 17-year-old Nina Liang, will grace the 2026-2027 Junior Duck Stamp, which raises funds to educate and engage our nation's youth in wildlife and we  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 22 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Smoke Shop Owner Sentenced to Probation on Drug Charges South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the owner of a Pierre smoke shop has been sentenced to three years probation after he had earlier pleaded to one felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and one misdemeanor count of Possessi  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford expands gastroenterology services with new providers * BISMARCK, N.D. -Sanford Health in Bismarck continues to expand its endoscopy services. A 15,000-square-foot addition opened last fall, and this spring new providers have been added to the team to enhance access to comprehensive digestive health services for patients across central and western North Dakota. The   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 21 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU enhances rover reputation at NASA contest * South Dakota State University, which has built a name for itself in the building of lunar rovers and prototypes, has found success in one of NASA's longest-standing student challenges. An SDSU team consisting of five sophomores and one freshman finished second in the Human Exploration Rover Challenge at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center near NASA  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 21 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study finds high school journalism leading the way in financial literacy, even if business isn't part of curriculum * LAWRENCE -Journalism classes usually are not paired with business lessons. While there have been calls for increasing business knowledge in journalism, research from the University of Kansas has found that high school journalists are learning business skills even though they are not a core  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 21 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * The North American bison's future on the Great Plains * South Dakota State University researchers calibrated thousands of years of bison existence records with future projected weather patterns to forecast a significant northwest shift in suitable living conditions for the North American bison. The Great Plains has functioned as an ideal habitat for the North American bison for thousands of   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on Democrats' Refusal to Fund Law Enforcement * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -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, if it were up to Republicans, we would have finished the appropriations process months ago. "We made a lot of prog  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Deliver on Tax Cuts for Working Families * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -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, Tax Day was last week, and I'd like to read a brief excerpt from a Washington Post article. "The title of   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unconstituti  more

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Wrap Up: Burdensome Regulations Harm Farmers and Ranchers Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a roundtable on "Farming on Trial: A Roundtable on the Growing Use of Lawfare Against American Agriculture." During the roundtable, members heard directly from participants who have confronted a  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 21 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'This Land is Your Land': A historian's road trip across America For a new book, Yale historian Beverly Gage explores 250 years of American history by traveling to 300 historical sites in 19 states across the U.S. By Lisa Prevost Beverly Gage grew up just outside of Philadelphia in the suburbs of Delaware County, known as Delco. Throughout her 1970s childhood, she visited Independence Hall, the Philadelp  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, new study says A study of perennial grasses in nine U.S. states shows that grass with deep roots stores more carbon than crops with shallow roots, providing important climate benefits. By Jim Shelton Soil biologist Eric Slessarev has some advice for conservationists, landscapers, and farmers with fallow fields. Go touch deep-rooted grass. Or be  more