U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress: “Tonight President Trump highlighted his continued focus on tackling the issues that matter most to Americans,” said Thune. “I look forward to working with the president to implement policies that will... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report, legislation that will provide our military with the largest pay increase since 2010 and make reforms to defense acquisition, military health care, military justice, and... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) received the Friend of National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) Award at this year’s NAFIS fall conference for his leadership and support of the Impact Aid program. The federal Impact Aid program provides payments from the federal government to local school districts to make... Continue Reading
Today, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Reps. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Rick Larsen (D-Wa.) introduced their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to modernize and streamline the federal Impact Aid program, which provides payments from the federal government to local school districts to make up for local taxes... Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation to help America’s students by exempting schools, colleges, and universities from the ObamaCare employer mandate, which is already cutting education jobs and driving up tuition costs across the country. “School budgets should enhance students’ educations—not pay for the president’s health care law,”... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Tim Johnson (D- South Dakota) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota) today announced that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 includes a provision to extend the simplified payment calculation process for federally impacted schools for three years, resulting... Continue Reading
Today at a hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee to discuss the reauthorization of child nutrition programs, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) addressed the need for flexible child nutrition standards. Following the passage of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, school districts throughout South Dakota and around the... Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) and John Thune (R-South Dakota) today introduced the bipartisan Employer Participation in Refinancing Act to help individuals pay down their student loans. The Warner-Thune legislation would provide a new tool to help employers recruit and retain quality employees by allowing them to help qualified... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation to improve the federal Impact Aid program’s efficiency by permanently simplifying payment calculation, resulting in the ability for school districts to receive payments in a timelier manner. The Local Taxpayer Relief Act (S. 1108) would also improve the Impact Aid program to ensure... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have worked in a bipartisan manner with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) to include a series of Impact Aid amendments to the Committee-passed Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will improve program efficiency by simplifying payment calculation,... Continue Reading
Washington, D.C.–Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Kristi Noem (R-SD) announced today that South Dakota young people interested in being nominated to one of the four U.S. Service Academies for the Class of 2016 should apply by October 31, 2011. South Dakota residents between the ages... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune today announced the United States Department of Agriculture has approved a $496,463 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant for Northern State University (NSU). “I’m pleased to announce this important funding for NSU that will directly increase access to quality education through state-of-the-art means for thousands in rural South... Continue Reading
