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Thune, Scott Lead Colleagues in Fighting Back Against Radical Environmental Agenda

By Rushmore State News Report | May 8, 2023

U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raising concerns with the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO’s) efforts to force the Biden administration’s unrealistic environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda onto the state-regulated insurance industry.

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Rounds, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Package to Create and Update Rural Housing Programs

By Rushmore State News Report | May 8, 2023

U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced legislation to improve rural housing programs, cut red tape and increase the accessibility of affordable housing. The senators’ bipartisan legislation would be one of the most significant reforms of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Housing Service in years.

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CDC predicts 25 people in 65-74 age group in South Dakota died during week ending April 22

By Rushmore State News | May 7, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 25 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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Total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in South Dakota decreases in 2021

By Rushmore State News | May 7, 2023

There were 10,256 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in South Dakota in 2021, a 2.7 percent decrease from 2020, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in South Dakota during week April 22

By Rushmore State News | May 7, 2023

South Dakota's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 22, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week of April 22: 18 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in South Dakota

By Rushmore State News | May 6, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 18 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending April 22.

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Total OASDI beneficiaries in South Dakota increases in 2021

By Rushmore State News | May 5, 2023

There were 189,232 total OASDI beneficiaries in South Dakota in 2021.

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South Dakota sees a 55.5% decrease in number of VA loans issued from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023

By Rushmore State News | May 5, 2023

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 341 home loans totaling $109.2 million in South Dakota during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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South Dakota among 26 states the allow concealed carry without a permit, new study finds

By Rushmore State News Report | May 5, 2023

South Dakota is among the 26 states that allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a new tally of weapons permit laws by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association concludes.

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Total OASDI retired beneficiaries in South Dakota increases in 2021

By Rushmore State News | May 3, 2023

There were 146,407 total OASDI retired beneficiaries in South Dakota in 2021.

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South Dakota ranks 46th in total retired beneficiaries in 2021

By Rushmore State News | May 1, 2023

There were 146,407 OASDI retired beneficiaries in South Dakota in 2021, ranking it 46th in the United States, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

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South Dakota ranked 47th in total OASDI disabled workers in 2021

By Rushmore State News | May 1, 2023

There were 17,723 total OASDI disabled workers South Dakota in 2021, ranking it 47th in the United States.

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Analysis: South Dakota not among the 11 states with education savings accounts

By Rushmore State News reports | Apr 28, 2023

As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Rushmore State News shows that South Dakota is not one of 11 states that has such a program.

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South Dakota deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending April 8

By Rushmore State News | Apr 25, 2023

South Dakota's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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South Dakota deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending April 8

By Rushmore State News | Apr 23, 2023

South Dakota's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Congressional Record publishes “MEASURES DISCHARGED PETITION” in the Senate section on April 18

By Rushmore State News | Apr 21, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “MEASURES DISCHARGED PETITION” on April 18.

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American Principles Project praises South Dakota for defending integrity of women's sports

By Metric Media News Service Reports | Apr 21, 2023

The head of the American Principles Project has praised South Dakota for "taking action in defending the integrity of women's sports" and panned a new proposal by President Biden that would amend Title IX to forbid U.S. schools and colleges from enacting bans on boys participating in girls sports.

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South Dakota deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending April 1

By Rushmore State News | Apr 18, 2023

South Dakota's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week ending April 1 could be deadliest for people age 85 and older in South Dakota

By Rushmore State News | Apr 18, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 44 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 1.

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South Dakota: 39 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died during week ending April 1

By Rushmore State News | Apr 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 39 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 1.