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John Thune

    July 23, 2014
    Thune Selects Nagys for 2014 Angels in Adoption Award
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., announced Wednesday his selection of Scott and Jamie Nagy and their family of Brookings for the 2014 Angels in Adoption Award presented by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, of which Thune is a member. Scott, the head coach...
    lifeJuly 23, 2014 - 10:15pm
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    Thune sounds alarm as railroad backlog deepens
    As South Dakota farmers look to harvest their 2014 crops, many in the agriculture industry are still worried about when trains might pick up grain remaining in storage after the 2013 harvest. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said he worries, too, as railroad companies have not been able...
    news / politicsJuly 23, 2014 - 10:09pm
    July 16, 2014
    Repeal impeachment resolution? SD candidates sidestep question
    Pressler ‘horrendously embarrassed’ by June 21 vote.
    news / politicsJuly 16, 2014 - 7:45am
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    June 30, 2014
    SD GOP hires 2004 Thune consultant Wadhams
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The South Dakota Republican Party has hired Dick Wadhams as senior political consultant leading up to the November election. He already has been working for the Mike Rounds Senate campaign for the past year. Wadhams is a Denver-based Republican political...
    news / politicsJune 30, 2014 - 10:43pm
    Thune's new spokeswoman is Chamberlain native
    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune has promoted a Chamberlain native as his new communications director for his Senate and Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee offices in Washington. Rachel Millard replaces Andi Fouberg, who's the new president and CEO of the...
    news / politicsJune 30, 2014 - 10:41pm
    Thune applauds ruling on women's contraception
    SIOUX FALLS (AP) — South Dakota Republicans say they're pleased with a Supreme Court decision that says for-profit businesses can hold religious views under federal law. But state Democratic Party Chairwoman Deb Knecht says the decision will make it even more difficult for...
    news / politicsJune 30, 2014 - 10:34pm
    Thune's Office Accepting Fall Internship Applications
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Thune (R-South Dakota) is currently seeking intelligent, hard-working college students to serve as summer interns in his office in Washington, D.C., as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune's state...
    news / politicsJune 30, 2014 - 10:09pm
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    June 12, 2014
    THUNE: Unprecedented EPA power grab hurts SD families
    It seems like middle-class Americans just can't catch a break. Over the past five and a half years of the Obama presidency, the price of everything...
    opinion / columnsJune 12, 2014 - 8:31pm
    Senators want bison declared national mammal
    By Dirk Lammers SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Senators from the Dakotas are among those making another attempt to have the bison declared the national mammal, citing the animal's historical significance and importance to Native Americans. South Dakota's Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson...
    news / politicsJune 12, 2014 - 7:59am
    June 11, 2014
    Thune: SD veterans wait longest for mental health treatment
    In the era of post-traumatic stress disorder, high suicide rates and brain injuries resulting from combat, military veterans in South Dakota wait the longest in the Great Plains region for a mental health appointment, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said Wednesday. "It was disclosed that...
    news / politicsJune 11, 2014 - 10:17pm
    June 4, 2014
    Thune joins colleagues in supporting bill to improve veteran choice in health care
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following ongoing reports of waiting lists, delayed care, and gross mismanagement at Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities, U.S. Sen.
    news / politicsJune 4, 2014 - 8:00pm
    June 3, 2014
    Thune calls on Forest Service to accept responsibility for Pautre fire
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calling on the Forest Service to accept responsibility for the April 3, 2013, Pautre Fire, and to approve damage claims from individuals who lost...
    news / stateJune 3, 2014 - 9:48pm
    June 2, 2014
    Thune on EPA regulations: Nothing more than a national energy tax
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., on Monday made the following comment regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed regulations on existing power plants: "Make no mistake, the administration's proposed rule is nothing more than a national energy...
    news / politicsJune 2, 2014 - 9:05pm
    May 30, 2014
    Thune, Noem: Shinseki resignation only a first step in VA reform
    Sen. John Thune used Friday's events to boost the VA facility in Hot Springs, which has been slated for closure. "The same VA leaders who have called for the closure of the Hot Springs VA have now resigned
    news / politicsMay 30, 2014 - 9:14pm
    Thune takes high tech companies, FCC on a tour
    By Carson Walker SIOUX FALLS (AP) — High technology executives and two members of the government agency that regulates the industry joined Sen. John Thune Thursday on a tour intended to show how the Internet helps small South Dakota businesses connect with customers from around...
    news / businessMay 30, 2014 - 9:54am
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