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Senators want to prohibit lab-grown meat from National School Lunch Program

U.S. News // 2 months ago

Senators want to prohibit lab-grown meat from National School Lunch Program

Less than a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed cultivated chicken is safe to eat, the industry faces legislation to keep it out of the National School Lunch Program.

Wall Street bankers tell Senate they oppose new increased capital regulation

U.S. News // 4 months ago

Wall Street bankers tell Senate they oppose new increased capital regulation

Wall Street bankers at Wednesday's Senate Banking Oversight Committee hearing on the stability of the U.S. banking system were united in their opposition to stricter capitalization regulations.

Capitol doctor says no evidence of seizure, stroke during Mitch McConnell freezes

U.S. News // 7 months ago

Capitol doctor says no evidence of seizure, stroke during Mitch McConnell freezes

The Capitol's attending physician said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did not experience a seizure or stroke in two incidents during which he froze up while speaking in public.

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds: McConnell 'perfectly capable' leader, despite health concerns

U.S. News // 7 months ago

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds: McConnell 'perfectly capable' leader, despite health concerns

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is still equipped to fulfill his duties after he again appeared to freeze while speaking to the press last week.

Announcing UFO hearing, House lawmaker says, 'We're done with the cover-ups'

U.S. News // 9 months ago

Announcing UFO hearing, House lawmaker says, 'We're done with the cover-ups'

The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing next week on "unidentified anomalous phenomena," or UAPs, otherwise known as UFOs, Rep. Tim Burchett confirmed Monday.

Several Republican senators sign on to support last bipartisan infrastructure effort

U.S. News // 2 years ago

Several Republican senators sign on to support last bipartisan infrastructure effort

Nearly a dozen Republican U.S. senators have joined Democrats in the chamber to support a fledgling bipartisan compromise to spend hundreds of billions to repair and upgrade various infrastructure across the U.S.

GOP proposal: $1,000 stimulus payments for only lower-income Americans

U.S. News // 3 years ago

GOP proposal: $1,000 stimulus payments for only lower-income Americans

Senate Republicans met with President Joe Biden Monday to pitch a COVID-19 relief package including a third round of direct stimulus payments to Americans smaller than he has called for.

$400,000 fence to be built around S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem's home

U.S. News // 3 years ago

$400,000 fence to be built around S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem's home

Officials in South Dakota say $400,000 will be spent to put a security fence around of Gov. Kristi Noem's mansion in the coming months, but the reason for the barrier hasn't been specified.

Senate bill calls for new U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity center

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Senate bill calls for new U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity center

A pair of U.S. senators have introduced legislation aimed at creating a joint cybersecurity apparatus with Israel, which would join multiple information sectors to safeguard key infrastructure of both nations.

Navy commissions submarine USS South Dakota

Defense News // 5 years ago

Navy commissions submarine USS South Dakota

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast attack submarine, the USS South Dakota, on Saturday in Groton, Conn.

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Its purpose is to eliminate most abortions in South Dakota
Rounds signs S.D. anti-abortion law Mar 06, 2006

If this bill accomplishes that, then I am inclined to sign the bill into law
S.D. House passes anti-abortion bill Feb 24, 2006

As stated by the narrative, the winning design is framed by two single heads of wheat, with a Chinese ring-necked pheasant featured in the foreground and Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the background
Mount Rushmore on S.D. quarter Apr 21, 2005

Implementing this task force will allow us to look for resources within our agencies, to generate a united plan of action and to work together with state and federal agencies during a dought emergency or disaster
South Dakotans asked to pray for rain May 19, 2004

Production in agriculture is dependent upon sufficient moisture at critical times, including spring time
South Dakotans asked to pray for rain May 19, 2004

Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American politician. Rounds has served as the 31st and current Governor of South Dakota since January 7, 2003, having been elected on November 5, 2002 and re-elected on November 7, 2006. His term expires in January 2011.

Rounds, the eldest of eleven siblings, was born in Huron, South Dakota and has lived in Pierre, the state capital, since he was three years old. He was named for an uncle, Marion Rounds, who was killed in the Pacific theater during the Second World War.

Several members of the Rounds family have been involved in state government. His father, Don Rounds, worked at various times as state director of highway safety, a staffer for Rural Electrification Administration, and executive director of the South Dakota Petroleum Council. Rounds's brother, Tim Rounds, is a member of the South Dakota State Legislature representing District 24, which includes Pierre.

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