SCHENECTADY, New York, Nov. 13 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release: GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by ENGIE North America to supply 180 onshore wind turbines for two wind projects. The agreements include 88 2.8-127 turbines for the King Plains wind project in Oklahoma, and 92 2.7-116 turbines for the first phase of the Triple H Wind project in South Dakota. Construction o  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 13 -- The South Dakota Legislative Research Council issued the following news release: The Executive Board for the SD Legislature will hold its sixth meeting of the 2019 Interim on Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19, 2019, in Pierre. The meeting will be held in Room 413 of the State Capitol starting at 10:00 a.m. (CT) on Monday and 8:00 a.m. (CT) on Tuesday. The November meeting will include hearing interim committee final reports, t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Republican Governors Association issued the following news release: Expanding internet access was a priority and promise Governor Kristi Noem made to the people of South Dakota. After less than a year in office, the governor has already made major strides, working with industry leaders, elected officials throughout the state, and federal partners to improve internet connectivity in the Mount Rushmore State. This past week, thanks to Governor Noem's leadership, South   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that the 2019 Grand Lighting Ceremony for Christmas at the South Dakota Capitol will take place in the Rotunda on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. CST. The public is invited to join Governor Noem, First Gentleman Bryon Noem, and Pierre Mayor Steve Harding as they welcome guests and light the Capitol trees. "Christmas in the Capitol is a wonderful tradition that   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that 100 percent of K-12 school districts in South Dakota now have access to high-speed internet on par with the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) short-term goal of 100 kbps per student. Ninety-six percent of South Dakota's public schools meet or exceed the goal to access at least 1 megabit per second per student in the classroom. "I am incredibly   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 13 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem has signed an executive order granting extended hours of service for commercial delivery of propane products in South Dakota. The order declares a state of emergency and exempts delivery of propane from federal motor carrier regulations on drivers' hours of service. Noem said South Dakotans are currently faced with low inventories and propane outages. "It's been an incred  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Nov. 12 [TNSgrants-SAMHSA] -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: University of South Department of Family Medicine research associate Nathaniel Steinlicht has been awarded a three-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide medical and physician assistant students medication-assisted treatment (MAT) training. Despite it being a successful method to treat opioid use disorders, Steinlicht said   more