U.S. Senators Mike Rounds and Martin Heinrich have introduced new legislation aimed at enhancing health outcomes for Medicare patients by encouraging the use of AI-enabled medical devices.
U.S. Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Mark Warner of Virginia have put forward legislation titled the Stop Stealing our Chips Act, targeting the smuggling of American-made AI chips into China.
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds recently reintroduced the Returning Education to Our States Act, aiming to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and redirect federal education funds to states as block grants.
In 2024, 75 H-1B petitions were filed by employers located in the Central South Dakota News publication area, as per data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
In 2022, residents of Gregory County received an average of $14,244 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it 11th highest in South Dakota.
U.S. Senators Mike Rounds and Tina Smith have reintroduced a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming federal rural housing programs to enhance affordable housing availability in rural areas of the United States.