Showing Up to Work By Sen. John Thune For the last few months, essential employees across the country have been showing up for work, often risking their health and safety when they do. We’ve all heard harrowing stories of doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals who’ve spent weeks away from home so they could […]
Thune Introduces Bill to Support Hand Sanitizer and Ethanol Production By Extending FDA Guidance “American ethanol producers stand ready to help America get through these tough times.” Click here or on the picture above to watch Thune discuss his bill on the Senate floor. WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation that […]
Thune, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Improve Paycheck Protection Program for Agricultural Producers WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced legislation that would revise the way producers calculate their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan award. PPP was created by Congress in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act […]
Governor Kristi Noem’s leadership during recent national turmoil was recently recognized by National Review in an article as being based in science and fact rather than being driven by media hysteria: Among the governors whose reputation has clearly been enhanced is South Dakota’s Kristi Noem. The 48-year-old Republican, who still ranches her family’s land, didn’t […]
The final results are finally in an entire day later. And in this crazy year of coronavirus, in an election that was extended, and ended up being closer than expected, Alex Jensen has won the race against Theresa Stehly for Sioux Falls City Council!
Former State Representative John Teupel made a run for the open District 31 State Senate seat many years after he had last served in office, with a preceding loss for the legislature in 2012. He faced former Judge and current State Representative Timothy Johns in the contest who had narrowly defeated him in that 2012 […]
If there was a race where you made an exclamation when seeing the results such as “Good Lord” or “Holy Election, Batman” this was the race. Nurse Practitioner Erin Tobin was concerned about the direction the leadership her Legislative District was taking under current house member Lee Qualm, who was making a move to the […]
Look Up to Her By Sen. John Thune The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which formally granted women the right to vote, was officially adopted on August 26, 1920, a common-sense change that was long overdue. For its centennial celebration, I can think of no better location to honor the women who helped build […]
Coming Back Stronger By U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) For the past few months, South Dakotans have done a good job of distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Compared to other states, we have a very low number of cases and some of our counties have no cases at all. More and more businesses […]
From the SDGOP: GOP announces that 2020 GOP state convention will ‘virtually’ be one of the best party gatherings to date; convention will go electronic to maintain social distancing The South Dakota Republican Party announced today that the 2020 Republican State Convention is changing format due to the predicted size of the gathering, and will instead be […]