PIERRE, South Dakota, April 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg issued the following news release: South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is urging all South Dakotan's to be on the lookout for a surge of calls, emails, and text messages related to the federal government's economic impact payments to citizens. "These scammers are trying to make you believe they can obtain your stimulus funds quicker for you," said Ravnsborg. "The IRS will NOT be reaching out to consumers   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 7 -- The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release: The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) is outlining the benefits of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, which provides unemployment benefits for the self-employed, independent contractors, nonprofit employees, gig economy workers, those who have exhausted other unemployment insurance benefits, and those who may not have sufficient work   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 10 -- The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release: During the week of March 29 through April 4, a total of 7,916 initial weekly claims for unemployment benefits were filed with the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is an increase of 1,115 claims over the prior week's total of 6,801. "The Department is now issuing the additional $600 weekly extended unemployment benefit as a provision of the CARES Act," said state La  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 9 -- The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release on April 8: The Department of Labor and Regulation is now issuing the additional $600 weekly extended unemployment benefit available to all eligible claimants as a provision of the CARES Act. Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefits went into effect beginning the week of March 29, 2020. Claimants do not need to separately request the FPUC payment but should c  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 11 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem signed an extension of her previous executive orders to continue South Dakota's fight against the spread of COVID-19. The new Executive Order (EO 2020-15) extends Governor Noem's initial State of Emergency declaration from March 13th. A State of Emergency declaration allows the governor to activate certain emergency powers so that the governor and state agencies can res  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 9 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 8: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order to fight the spread of COVID-19 in South Dakota. The executive order (EO 2020-14) suspends certain regulations, namely: * The regulatory provision governing teacher evaluations; * The requirements that a public body conducting a meeting by teleconference must provide a physical location for the public to listen and particip  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 8 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 7: Yesterday, Governor Kristi Noem signed two Executive Orders to fight the spread of COVID-19 in South Dakota. The first executive order (EO 2020-12) updates EO 2020-08's guidelines for South Dakota residents by replacing "should" with "shall." It also extends the timeline to May 31, 2020. The second executive order (EO 2020-13) applies to Minnehaha and Lincoln counties. Specifically  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 6 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following statement on the death of South Dakota State Rep. Bob Glanzer, R-Huron: "I was very sorry to hear of Bob Glanzer's passing. Bob was a man of true integrity and someone I greatly respected. He epitomized what it means to be a true statesman and worked tirelessly for the people of Beadle and Kingsbury counties as well as for our entire state. "Bryon and I will miss him dearly, and we extend our deepest sympa  more