PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 3 -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service to offer $2.9 million in competitive grant funds for projects to strengthen the middle of the food system supply chain in South Dakota. Applications will be accepted through March 10, 2024. The South  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Feb. 2, 2024: * * * Matters of State - Why the Invasion at the Southern Border is a Threat to States' Rights * * * For almost 250 years America has been the standard of a government of, by, and for the people. But today, the American people are not secure. We have a national security crisis at our Southern Border because the federal government is facilitating the violation of federal law. A   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 25 other states in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for ties to terrorism. On January 26, UNRWA announced it fired more than a dozen employees for participating in the Hamas terrorist massacre against Israel on October 7. But UNRWA's ties to terrorism a  more