SPEARFISH, South Dakota, July 24 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: The economic development course "Fuel the Growth - 2024: Advancing Economic Development in Communities" is back at Black Hills State University-Rapid City for its fourth year. Economic development professionals and board members, Chamber of Commerce staff, community leaders and elected officials are invited to register for the Fuel the Growth - 2024 course that will be held Oct. 7-10. Fuel the Growth -   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 20 bipartisan governors joined in urging Congress to pass the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act (HR 7906). The legislation would strengthen the ability of Tribes to collect child support by providing them another tool to do so. The letter was written to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 26 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on July 25, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds today issued the following statement after a federal judge has blocked changes to Title IX rules issued by the Biden-Harris administration to change the definition of "sex" to "gender identity" which would allow access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identification. Iowa joined the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota i  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 26 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: A recent trip to Suriname has spurred various collaboration ideas between South Dakota Mines, the South Dakota National Guard (SDNG), and the South American country. The SDNG facilitated the academic and government exchange as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP), a more than 30-year military-to-military program that now includes 106 partnerships with 106 nations world  more