WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies underpinning President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, rejecting a major challenge to the landmark law in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans. The justices said in a 6-3 ruling that the subsidies... Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s first West Nile virus (WNV) detection of the season is a Meade County mosquito pool, a state health official said today. Last year’s first detection was a human case reported in a Hughes County resident on June 27. “This detection means the virus is... Read more
Divided United States Supreme Court Upholds Tax Credits Under Affordable Care Act
State News June 25, 2015 0
PIERRE, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the United States Supreme Court issued a divided decision in King et al. v. Burwell, et.al., upholding section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows tax credits for insurance purchased on any exchange under the Act. “From day... Read more
Roberts County Fatal Vehicle Fire
State News June 25, 2015 0
SUMMIT, S.D. – A Veblen woman has died as a result of injuries suffered in a vehicle fire earlier this month four miles south of Summit. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Rebecca Stoughton, 53, died Tuesday from injuries caused in the vehicle fire that occurred June 9 on... Read more
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakotans will see an increase in driver license application fees starting July 1. House Bill 1041, approved by this year’s Legislature, increases fees for certain categories. They are: *** An original or renewal driver license or ID will go from $20 to $28; *** A... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will make clear that families of Americans held by terror groups will not be prosecuted if they pay ransoms, part of a broad review of U.S. hostage policy that will be released Wednesday. President Barack Obama ordered the review after the deaths of... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market. The world’s biggest online social network knocked the world’s largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500... Read more
NATO Working with South Dakota Telemedicine Hub
State News June 23, 2015 0
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — NATO leaders are working with a telemedicine hub in southeast South Dakota to develop a multinational system that could deliver medical services remotely during natural or manmade disasters. Representatives from NATO nations, including Romania, the United Kingdom and the U.S., are visiting Avera Health’s... Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley as President of the National Association of Attorneys General announces the National Attorney General Executive Committee that includes the Presidential appointments of Attorneys General Pam Bondi (Florida), Tim Fox (Montana) and Karl Racine (District of Columbia), as well as other... Read more
Storm Leaves One Dead on South Dakota Reservation
State News June 21, 2015 0
One man was killed when his trailer home toppled during a storm that brought rain and straight-line winds blowing at more than 80 mph to some Native American reservations in central South Dakota. The American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter Saturday morning in Fort Thompson to help people... Read more
