OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 22 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: With early and absentee voting for the 2024 presidential election set to begin in a matter of weeks, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is fighting to protect election integrity with a pair of recent filings. On Aug. 13, Drummond joined with fellow attorneys general to challenge the Biden-Harris administration's unlawful voter registration scheme. Then on Aug. 15, D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: MADISON, S.D. The Bureau of Reclamation today celebrated the connection of Madison, South Dakota, as the 19th member of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System during a ribbon-cutting at the Madison Reservoir.With substantial completion on the one-million-gallon ground-storage reservoir near Madison, water from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System started flowing to the city   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem appointed Joe Fiala as the Commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED). "Joe has been a great member of our economic development team for years. He has helped build the strongest jobs market in America, and we'll keep that work going with him as our Commissioner," said Governor Kristi Noem. "With Joe's diligence, his positiv  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Engineering innovations transform our lives and energize the economy. The U.S. National Science Foundation announces a five-year investment of $104 million, with a potential 10-year investment of up to $208 million, in four new NSF Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create technology-powered solutions that benefit the nation for decades to come. "NSF's Engineering Research Centers ask big qu  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: The five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division, which includes Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, is reminding Midwestern communities to continue education efforts that raise awareness to the life-threatening consequences of fentanyl experimentation and use while recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the city of Milbank, South Dakota, to boot business growth in the region. This grant will help build new roadways and utilities needed to expand the industrial park in Milbank. This EDA investment will be matched with  more