U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) today announced $225 million in project earmarks for South Dakota as part of the soon-to-be-passed Transportation Bill. Both Johnson and Thune were negotiators on the conference committee responsible for this much needed legislation. This bill, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune led a bipartisan group of a dozen lawmakers this week in urging House and Senate Transportation conferees to preserve the bio-based transportation research provision he advocated in the Senate-passed Highway Bill. The Sun Grant Initiative seeks to facilitate the development of biobased energy technologies at the regional... Continue Reading
