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Gov. Noem Launches Whistleblower Hotline for Higher Education

By Rushmore State News Report | May 31, 2023

On May 26, Governor Kristi Noem announced a new whistleblower hotline for students, faculty, parents, and taxpayers to report concerns at institutions of higher education in South Dakota.

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Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation For Proposed Constitutional Amendment Revising Legislative Term Limits

By Rushmore State News Report | May 30, 2023

outh Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for the proposed constitutional amendment, submitted by State Sen. Brent Hoffman of Sioux Falls, that would revise legislative term limits.

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Improving Higher Education

By Rushmore State News Report | May 30, 2023

South Dakota’s kids are our future.

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Analysis: South Dakota one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Rushmore State News Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Rushmore State News shows that South Dakota is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.

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Gov. Noem Challenges Board of Regents to Improve Higher Education

By Rushmore State News Report | May 29, 2023

On May 25, Governor Kristi Noem challenged the South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) to make South Dakota an example to the nation of what quality higher education should look like.

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Gov. Noem Orders Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Memorial Day

By Rushmore State News Report | May 26, 2023

On May 26, Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff statewide from 12:01 am until noon on Monday, May 29, in honor of Memorial Day.

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Gov. Noem Leads Letter Opposing the Chinese Communist Party

By Rushmore State News Report | May 23, 2023

On May 16, Governor Kristi Noem led a letter with three of her fellow Republican governors to Mortimer Buckley, Chief Executive Officer of Vanguard.

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Rounds, Manchin Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Investments to Modernize Marines

By Rushmore State News Report | May 22, 2023

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) led a group of their colleagues in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Senate and House of Representatives leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Defense, urging them to continue to invest in the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 initiatives. Force Design 2030 is the Marine Corps’ restructuring plan to modernize and prepare its forces to counter growing threats from China.

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Gov. Noem Submits Public Comment Opposing Biden's Proposed Changes to Title IX

By Rushmore State News Report | May 22, 2023

On May 15, Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Education submitted a public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed rule changes regarding Title IX and the fairness of girls’ and women’s sports.

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Rounds, Hoeven, Daines and Colleagues Press BLM to Withdraw Public Lands Rule

By Rushmore State News Report | May 21, 2023

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and 13 of their Senate colleagues sent a letter pressing the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw its proposed Public Lands Rule.

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Gov. Noem and Colleagues Oppose Biden's Proposed Changes to Title IX

By Rushmore State News Report | May 21, 2023

On May 16, Governor Kristi Noem and 24 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed rule changes regarding Title IX and the fairness of girls’ and women’s sports.

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AG Knudsen’s Statement On Montana’s TikTok Ban

By Rushmore State News Report | May 20, 2023

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement in response to Governor Greg Gianforte’s signature on Senate Bill 419, banning TikTok in Montana

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Gov. Noem Signs Executive Order Responding to Public Health Crisis

By Rushmore State News Report | May 20, 2023

Governor Noem has signed Executive Order 2023-07 to take immediate action to address the public health crisis caused by the nationwide shortage of critical medications.

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Rounds, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Protect Education Benefits for Veterans

By Rushmore State News Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the Student Veterans Transparency and Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would improve veterans’ access to information about higher education and allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to restore benefits that veterans use at schools subject to civil enforcement.

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Thune-Moran Bill Would Address Affordable Housing Shortage

By Rushmore State News Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today reintroduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act, legislation that would address the shortage of affordable housing options across the nation by making targeted reforms to requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act, a 1930s-era labor law. These reforms would reduce labor costs and administrative burdens on residential construction contractors, which would free up capital that could be redirected toward building additional affordable housing.

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Thune Honors Law Enforcement During National Police Week

By Rushmore State News Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor to mark National Police Week. In his remarks, Thune commended law enforcement officers for their service and honored officers who were killed in the line of duty. Thune noted that police departments across the country continue to face challenges from increasing crime, vilification of officers, and recruitment issues, and he called on Congress and the president to support law enforcement with adequate resources and effective policies.

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Rounds, Baldwin and Risch Slam FDA Rule that Allows Plant-Based Products to Use Dairy’s Name, Hurting Consumers and Producers

By Rushmore State News Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) led a bipartisan group of colleagues to call out the Biden administration’s misguided draft guidance that allows non-dairy product imitators to use dairy names, like milk, when labeling their products.

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Cherishing South Dakota Moms

By Rushmore State News Report | May 19, 2023

I still remember the first time I was invited to my mother-in-law’s home for dinner when I was dating Bryon.

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Attorney General Knudsen Announces Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest Winner

By Rushmore State News Report | May 19, 2023

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Madisyn Allard, of Superior, as the winner of the second annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, during National Police Week.

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Rounds, Coons, Murkowski and Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Support Military Families Affected by ALS

By Rushmore State News Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) reintroduced the Justice for ALS Veterans Act. This bipartisan legislation would guarantee that surviving spouses of veterans who died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) receive the benefits they have earned.