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State Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 7 items )  

AP Announces 3 New Content Collaborations With Nonprofit Newsrooms
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- The Associated Press issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: The Associated Press today announced three new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news newsrooms: Deep South Today, The Maine Monitor and The Nevada Independent. The agreements are part of an effort to expand the reach of local news ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and increase access to AP's fact-based, nonpartisan journalism. The new content collaborations follow arrangement  more

BHSU PRESIDENT ELLIOTT DELIVERS FIRST STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS
SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 22 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University President Steve Elliott presented his first State of the University Address to faculty and staff Tuesday in Meier Hall. The event began with the recognition of 31 BHSU staff and faculty members for their longevity, with service ranging from 10 to 25 years. Altogether, the employees recognized represented almost 441 years of service to BHSU and the South Dakota Board of Rege  more

BHSU RECEIVES GRANT FOR CANCER TREATMENT RESEARCH
SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University has been awarded a $383,091 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research in cancer treatment. The project, led by BHSU Assistant Professor Dr. Yun Seok Choi, will span three years and focus on the eventual development of a novel Nedd8 sensor that could lead to new and effective treatments for cancer. Through this research, Choi and his student tea  more

Gov. Noem Appoints Joe Fiala as GOED Commissioner
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

New Mexico Joins Nine Other Additional States in the Justice Department's Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Albuquerque, NM -- Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez and fellow Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violat  more

Notre Dame to develop next-generation refrigerant technology as part of a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 21 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame is part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) called EARTH, which stands for Environmental Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub. Led by the University of Kansas, EARTH will bring together 80 institutions and researchers from a wide array of disciplines. In addition to Notre Dame, the University of Maryland, the University of Hawai'i, the  more

TN AG Welcomes Additional Ten States to Historic Bipartisan Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 20 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined the United States Department of Justice in welcoming the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont to our historic lawsuit against Ticketmaster-Live Nation. These additional states bring the total number of plaintiffs in the lawsuit to 41  more