Cottage Foods Law Reform Up Monday! HB 1322 will be heard in House Commerce & Energy Committee this Monday, 2/14, and we ask for your help to secure its passage. DRA worked with member-producers, consumers, and farmers market managers over … Continued
Dakota Rural Action Weekly Legislative Update Session Week One January 14, 2022 Let the Session Begin! The 2022 Legislative Session opened on Tuesday, January 11th with the Governor’s State of the State address. Although DRA’s staff lobbyist was unable to … Continued
Jenny Gulch & Pactola Reservoir Threatened By F3 Gold Project–Comments Due By Oct. 22nd! YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED for public comment on a proposed gold project that strikes at the heart of the Black Hills and endangers the water supply for Rapid City, … Continued
Dakota Rural Action lauds the SD Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources on their strong response in opposition to moving forward on water permit proceedings for the proposed Powertech In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mine in Southwestern South Dakota. In … Continued
Powertech Attempting to Move Forward with State Water Permits At a meeting of the Water Management Board (WMB) May 5th, Powertech gave a status update on the Dewey-Burdock project, indicating they planned to file a motion for a scheduling order. This means … Continued
The resolution to block the merger of the Dept of Agriculture & DENR (SRD 901) failed by a single vote this morning on the Senate floor. It will be reconsidered tomorrow–and if we can SECURE the votes we have and … Continued
Senate Resolution of Disapproval (SRD) 901 is scheduled for a hearing THURSDAY morning, March 4th at 10am CT/9am MT in Senate Ag & Natural Resources Committee. Contact these Senators to SUPPORT SRD 901–the Merger-Blocking Resolution: gary.cammack@sdlegislature.gov, herman.otten@sdlegislature.gov, joshua.klumb@sdlegislature.gov, julie.fryemueller@sdlegislature.gov, mary.duvall@sdlegislature.gov, … Continued
Merger-Blocking Resolution Filed for DENR & Dept of Ag Senate Resolution of Disapproval 901 is a resolution filed this week that would block the Governor’s proposed merger of the SD Department of Agriculture (SDDA) and the Department of Environment and … Continued
We try to limit the number of action alerts we post, as well as the number of bills we reference in those alerts. But, it’s CROSSOVER WEEK. That means committees and chambers are operating on overtime (as is your lobbyist!) … Continued
