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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday May 05, 2024 ( 5 items )  

28th Maintenance Group's Additive Manufacturing Flight Accelerates Mission Readiness With Mobile Cold Spray System
MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, May 4 -- ASM International posted the following news: The Additive Manufacturing Flight of the U.S. Air Force's 28th Maintenance Group became the first field-level unit to utilize the new Mobile Cold Spray System at Ellsworth Air Base, South Dakota. This system is designed to enhance and streamline preventative maintenance of Department of Defense aircraft components. In partnership with VRC Metal Systems, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Advance Manufacturin  more

Benefits of May Calving First Stop for 2024 SDFB Summer Event Series
HURON, South Dakota, April 30 -- The South Dakota Farm Bureau issued the following news release: South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and county Farm Bureaus are hosting a series of events across the state as part of its Summer Event Series. The series includes various activities that county members organize in Farm Bureau districts. This series aims to provide farmers and ranchers throughout the state with educational opportunities and access to top experts and thought leaders. All events are open  more

Center for a Humane Economy: Kristi Noem Voted Against a Bipartisan House Bill to Crack Down on Dogfighting and Cockfighting
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 30 -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, offered further reaction to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's recent revelation that two decades ago she shot and killed a perfectly healthy, 14-month-old adolescent dog her family had named Cricket. Mr. Pacelle also offered that her handling of animal-welfare as a political concern during her time in Congre  more

HSLF Rejects Kristi Noem's Cynical Account of Killing Her Family Dog
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem continues to dismiss accusations of cruelty in the wake of The Guardian's report that her upcoming memoir includes passages telling how she ended the lives of her family's 14-month-old puppy and a goat on their farm. Humane Society Legislative Fund president Sara Amundson responded to Governor Noem's comments with the following statement: "Gove  more

It's Camp Season Farmers Union Camp Celebrates 90 Years of Leadership, Farm Safety & Cooperative Education
HURON, South Dakota, April 30 -- The South Dakota Farmers Union issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Rural youth from across South Dakota have been attending South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) Camp for 90 years. And although the programming looks a bit different today than it did in 1934, Farmers Union Camp remains relevant because over the years it has evolved to meet the agriculture, cooperative and leadership education needs of South Dakota's youth. "Educating rural youth is   more