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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday June 11, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Food Research & Action Center: Pandemic EBT Critical to Reducing Summer Hunger, Yet Millions of Families May Be Left Behind If 9 States Don't Act Quickly
WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSgov) -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release: Nine states have not yet submitted plans to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide summer benefits through the Pandemic EBT Program. If they do not do so by July 14, millions of families will be left struggling to make ends meet this summer when they lose access to school meals, says the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,   more

RF Buche Receives National Grocers Association Spirit of America Award
WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSawa) -- The National Grocers Association issued the following news: The National Grocers Association has presented RF Buche with its prestigious Spirit of America Award, recognizing his commitment to the independent grocery industry and his work in his community. Buche, a fourth-generation grocer and president of South Dakota-based GF Buche Co., received the award during NGA's Fly-In for Fair Competition, held June 6-7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. "RF Buche has demonstrat  more

S.D. Farmers Union: Examine CO2 Pipeline Study Closely
HURON, South Dakota, June 7 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota Farmers Union issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: There can be little disagreement that the proposed pipeline capturing CO2 from our ethanol plants has become a bitter, divisive issue. The recent study by South Dakota ethanol producers estimating a value to the state of nearly $6 billion needs to be carefully examined. Dominik Dauch's recent article delving into the study does a good job of explaining it and pointing out bo  more