Multiple Thune Provisions, Including Permanent Ban on Internet Access Tax, Become Law
Old Senator John Thune February 24, 2016 0
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the president signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) conference report into law. The conference report, which included several Thune-led provisions that will benefit South... Read more
Noem Statement on President Obama’s Proposal to Close Guantanamo Bay
Old-Representative Kristi Noem February 23, 2016 0
Rep. Kristi Noem today reinforced her commitment to ensuring dangerous terrorists remain outside U.S. borders and at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after President Obama announced a plan this morning to try to close it before the end of his term. “The President has no authority to... Read more
Rounds Joins 33 Senators, 171 Representatives to File Amicus Brief, Urging Circuit Court to Block EPA Attempt to Transform the Nation’s Electricity Sector
Old Senator Mike Rounds February 23, 2016 0
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate EPW Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield... Read more
Rounds Statement on Administration Plans to Close GTMO
Old Senator John Thune February 23, 2016 0
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, commonly known as GTMO. Earlier today, the Pentagon submitted to Congress a... Read more
Thune Joins More Than 200 Members of Congress in Effort to Block Obama EPA’s Backdoor National Energy Tax
Old Senator John Thune February 23, 2016 0
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined 33 senators and 171 representatives in filing an amicus brief, or friend of the court brief, that urges the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the Obama Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) power plant emissions rule, also known as the Clean... Read more
Thune: President Should Abandon Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay
Old Senator John Thune February 23, 2016 0
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Obama announced a plan to close Guantanamo Bay and transfer terrorists to the United States. Under current law, it is illegal to transfer foreign terrorists at Guantanamo to the United States. “Once again, the president is attempting to... Read more
Governor Signs Bills Into Law
Old Governor Dennis Daugaard February 23, 2016 0
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard today signed into law Senate Bill 13, a bill to establish a new retirement benefit structure for future public employees who are members of the South Dakota Retirement System. “South Dakota’s Retirement System is consistently among the best-funded retirement systems in the nation,”... Read more
Victory Was In Sight For Bulldog Cagers
Milbank Area Boys Basketball February 22, 2016 0
A high school boys basketball victory was within reach Friday night, but slipped away as the Milbank Area Bulldogs dropped to the Deuel Cardinals 55-51 and fell to 5-14 on the season. Milbank Area put together a solid first half of play. The locals trailed by just three points... Read more
The Student Privacy Act Passed and Teachers’ Pay Is Up for a Second Vote
Old Fred Deutsch February 22, 2016 0
By the time you read this, you will know the outcome of the education funding debate. As I write this, I am cautiously optimistic that we have enough votes to turn around the vote from last week. If you haven’t been following the sales-tax debate to increase teacher pay,... Read more
The big debate
Old John Wiik February 22, 2016 0
At the beginning of this year’s legislative session, we brought in a legislative life coach, for lack of a better term. He was a former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives who had a horrible scandal filled fall from grace. One of the points he brought up in the discussion... Read more
