South Dakota Requests ARPA Funding PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota has requested the state’s allocation from the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF). As part of the American Recovery Plan Act, the SLFRF provides an allocation of $974.5 million to the state. An additional $65.2 million dollars will […]
Governor Kristi Noem sent out a text message fundraising appeal today with a strong message against those who would see South Dakota shut down and mandates imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. “Kristi Noem: I don’t care how much pressure we get from the Left, our corrupt media, or public health ‘experts’ who call Republicans ‘super-spreaders’ […]
A Spending Spree at South Dakotans’ Expense By Sen. John Thune If you’ve noticed the cost of everyday items going up lately, you aren’t imagining it. Inflation, which describes consumers’ purchasing power and the price of goods, grew in June to its highest level in 13 years. As a result, American families are – literally […]
Thune: Abrupt Reversal on Wuhan Lab Story Exposes Mainstream Media Bias and Big Tech Censorship “I’ve seen too many instances lately where our cherished First Amendment freedoms are subordinated to a political and social agenda, and I hope the Wuhan story reminds us of the responsibility each one of us have to safeguard these freedoms … lest they slip […]
Courtney, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Allow Active-Duty Servicemembers to Count Full Service Period Towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness NORWICH, CT—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and Rep. Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) introduced the Recognizing Military Service in PSLF Act, a new bipartisan bill that would finally enable American service members to count the full length of […]
South Dakota to End Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits PIERRE, SD – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) announced South Dakota will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs. “Businesses across the state continue to say they would grow and expand, if it wasn’t […]
Self-declared candidate for Governor Lora Hubbel has taken to facebook to intimate that the act of wearing a mask to protect oneself from Coronavirus is apparently a form of devil-worship, as she shares a post discussing how wearing a mask is a satanic ritual: (Lora is also a rabid anti-vaxxer goofball on not just COVID, […]
Thune Responds to President Biden’s Joint Session Address “For the sake of South Dakota and the United States, I sincerely hope the president reverses course. The challenges we face as a nation are too great to go it alone.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement in response to President […]
Thune Opposes Xavier Becerra’s Nomination for Health Secretary “His record as chief lockdown enforcer in California poses a greater risk to churches than to the coronavirus.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement after voting against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and […]
Thune, Murphy Reintroduce Bill to Encourage Healthy Living WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today reintroduced the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act, legislation that would encourage more physical activity in the United States and incentivize healthier living by allowing Americans to use a portion of the money saved in […]