WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Aug. 30, 2024: * * * On the Road in South Dakota Like many South Dakotans, I spend a lot of summer days on the road. The longer state work period gives me the chance to spend more time traveling our state far and wide and doing one thing I find very rewarding: listening to you. This summer took me everywhere from Leola to Brookings to Fort Pierre, my hometown of Murdo, and many places in between. Of co  more