DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Fighting Illegal Climate Activism in Financial Reporting * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general raising concerns over potentially illegal financial reporting requirements by the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a letter   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bismarck Stroke & TBI Support Group offers connection * BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Bismarck invites stroke survivors, traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, caregivers and support persons to attend the Stroke & TBI Support Group, a free monthly gathering designed to provide encouragement, education and connection close to home. The ongoing support group meets on the second Mo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in 10 states in July 2026 In July 2026, unemployment rates were lower than a month earlier in 10 states and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 10 states and the District had decreases, and 28 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Welch, & Schiff Demand Answers After DHS Pays $464 Million for Luxury Jets & Airplanes via a No-Bid Contract with Company Owned by Prominent Trump Supporter * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Peter Welch (D-VT), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA), me  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * EOD Airmen Train on Full Spectrum of Explosive Threats * The call comes in from headquarters. "[Explosive ordnance disposal], this is Godfather. Be advised hostiles approaching your location. How copy?" Inside the gas mask, every breath feels like drinking air through a straw. Air Force Airman 1st Class Levi Womack keys the radio and responds. "Godfather, this is EOD. Good copy." Further up the ridgeline  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * High Schoolers Gain Hands-On Research Experience Through Army Outreach Program * From a young age, Brayden Sanderson's curiosity for STEM has been fueled by a passion for discovery and by the encouragement of those closest to him. At the center of that support has been his dad, Jason, a 2003 South Dakota Mines computer engineering graduate. "My dad has been a larger   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 24 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Jerry Schmitz of Vermillion is 2026 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community * A banquet speaker Jerry Schmitz listened to during a 1980 co-op annual meeting changed the trajectory of his farming career and soybean production across South Dakota. The speaker was with the American Soybean Association. "He asked us a question: What makes more sense -chasing after the next best crop t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems * Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes. With its broad array of s  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * More Than the Game: Hardrocker Football Captain's Heroic Action Saves the Life of a Texas Teen * For South Dakota Mines student-athlete Jameson Mallon-Echols, being a Hardrocker is more than what happens on the football field. Mallon-Echols, a junior from Houston, Texas, and mechanical engineering major, found himself in a situation where he had the opportunity to he  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Aug. 24 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture, Dedication of Victorious Sculpture Taking Place Sept. 17 * The University of South Dakota Art Galleries and the College of Fine Arts are proud to announce the 37th Annual Oscar Howe Memorial Lecture, with two special features-a dedication of the special Victorious sculpture and the Circle Back retrospective on Sept. 17. Since 2023, the University Art Galleries an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Pro-Voter Coalition Sues South Dakota Over Confusing Administration of Documentation Law * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Today, the League of Women Voters of South Dakota (LWVSD) and an individual plaintiff, represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project (ACLU VRP), the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota (ACLU SD) and Heideprie  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Woman Sentenced for Defrauding South Dakota Medicaid Program South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre woman has been sentenced to a 10-year suspended prison sentence after earlier pleading guilty to one felony count of Grand Theft. She had been charged with defrauding the South Dakota Medicaid Program of more  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Park Rapids Clinic to host screening events Sept. 9 * Blood Screening The Park Rapids Rotary Club and Sanford Health will host the blood screening event from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The simple blood test can provide information about several measures of health and may help identify results that should be discussed with a primary care provider. This year an additiona  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Blumenthal and Welch Demand Answers after DHS Pays $464 million for Luxury Jets and Airplanes via a No-bid Contract with Company Owned by Prominent Trump Supporter * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), today demanded answers from Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Markwayne Mullin, about D  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 24 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Sculpture dedication to honor McFadden legacy * A South Dakotan whose work is credited with saving more than 25 million people from starvation will be honored at an upcoming art dedication. Edgar McFadden, breeder of the aptly named wheat variety "Hope," will be honored at a public ceremony and reception on Saturday, Aug. 29. The ceremony will celebrate the dedication of a new art sculpture, H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters at Cass-Clay Creamery Ratify Contract * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (FARGO, N.D.) - Over 100 members of Teamsters Local 120 at Cass-Clay Creamery have overwhelmingly ratified a strong contract that delivers fair wages, improved health care, a pension, and other workplace protections. Cass-Clay Cre  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Aug. 24 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Dental Hygiene Expands Partnership with City of Sioux Falls, Falls Community Health * The University of South Dakota Department of Dental Hygiene is expanding its partnership with the City of Sioux Falls and Falls Community Health through a new agreement designed to strengthen access to dental care while supporting the education and clinical experience of future dental professionals. The  more