Mike Rounds

The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribe is receiving federal support for flooding that occurred earlier this summer.

While the sustainability of rural healthcare is at a crossroads nationwide, one county in the remote southwest portion of South Dakota has secured funding to expand.

As immigration crackdowns continue under the Trump administration, agriculture leaders have expressed some anxiety about undocumented workers in the industry. While South Dakota’s congressional delegation acknowledged the need for labor reform, there’s no quick or simple solution.

After the United States got involved in the conflict between Iran and Israel, questions circled the legality of the Presidents decision to attack nuclear sites in the Middle East. However, one South Dakota Senator argues he did not overstep his power with the decision.

Summer is heating up in Washington DC and contentious, wide-reaching changes are being discussed. Ahead of a coming recess, lawmakers are looking to get bills over the finish line.

South Dakota US Senator Mike Rounds said the Republican effort to make federal tax cuts from 2017 permanent will help the average South Dakota family. Rounds said the effort will save the average South Dakota family $2,400 annually.

This orbited changes to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health – or NIOSH – and recent layoffs.

South Dakota US Senator Mike Rounds is asking the Department of Interior to open a tribal law enforcement training center in the Great Plains. Currently, prospective officers are sent to the Indian Police Academy in New Mexico for training.

After dropping charges over a land dispute against a South Dakota family, lawmakers and the Trump Administration are vowing changes to prevent more instances.

Republican US Senator Mike Rounds said he’s watching President Trump’s trade war carefully. Most of President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs are on pause. The administration is also signaling an ease on the 145 percent levy on Chinese goods.