ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-SD Thanks President Trump for Mount Rushmore Visit, Celebrates American Values ahead of July 4th * Pierre, SD - Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) welcomed President Trump to the state Friday for the fireworks display at Mount Rushmore, part of the nationwide celebrations for our country's 250 th birthday. AFP-SD State Director Jennifer Beving released t  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Horizon Health Care, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center based in Howard, South Dakota, has expressed support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2026 proposed rule on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The nonprofit organization, which serves more than 26,000 patients annually across 19 rural and underserved communities in South Dakota, submitted a comprehensive public comment letter to CMS outlining both support for and recom  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Bismarck, North Dakota, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's proposed revisions to regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities. Montana-Dakota addresses the agency's April 2026 proposal to amend the federal CCR rules, including the potential rescission of the Coal Combustion Residual Management Unit requirements and various adjustments to  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, has completed a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act inventory identifying human remains with cultural affiliation to eight Tribal nations, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The museum determined the remains represent one Native American child about 11/2 to 2 years old. According to the notice, the remains were removed f  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Otter Tail Power Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding proposed amendments to the coal combustion residuals rules, particularly focusing on the regulation of coal combustion residual management units. The electric utility, which serves approximately 134,200 customers across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota and operates coal-fired power plants in North Dakota and South Dakota, outlin  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Lawfare Partnership with SBA to Shield Producers, Ranchers, and Small Businesses from Weaponized Regulation * (Washington, D.C., July 2, 2026 ) - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to combat weaponized regulatory and enforcement actions against America's producers, ra  more