WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Six Additional South Dakota Counties also Eligible for Assistance * * * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs inc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Settlement marks OCR's 6th ransomware enforcement action amid increase in large ransomware breaches in health care Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, for several potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In September 2024, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, followed by Nevada, 5.6 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate, 2.0 percent, followed by Vermont, 2.2 percent, and North Dakota, 2.3 percent. In total, 23 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.1 percent, 4 states and the D  more