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Gas prices squeeze home health care sector
Stethoscope? Check. Bandages and medications? Check. Money for fuel? Uh-oh. U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches caused by the escalating cost ...
8 hrs ago | The Detroit News
Gas prices squeeze home health care sector
Stethoscope? Check. Bandages and medications? Check. Money for fuel? Uh-oh. U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches caused by the escalating cost ...
Bill targets crime on reservations
South Dakota's senators are co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill targeting crime on the nation's Indian reservations.
Sanford takes on tribal health care problems
Sanford Health has begun new efforts in research and medical programs that officials hope will narrow the vast disparities in health care on reservations in South Dakota and elsewhere.
After months of debating how to protect and improve Medicare, President Bush and Congress have heard from millions of people, including thousands in South Dakota, who rely on Medicare for affordable health care ...
To Debate Or Not To Debate, That Is The Question
As my friend and I were riding home from the golf course a couple weeks ago, we were tuned in to Rick Knobe's program on KSOO radio.
Johnson provision to prevent transmission of foot and mouth disease advances in committee
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., announced recently that language he authored to prevent the importation of questionable livestock from Argentina has passed the Appropriations Committee.
This may be the screwiest wartime presidential election since the LBJ-Goldwater blast of, Jeez, when was that, 1964? Just as a refresher course on that one, arch-conservative, by the standards of 45 years ago, ...
Is the vulture the South Dakota state bird?
After being sidelined for the first six months of the year for medical reasons, I have much catching up to do.
Johnson camp mulls campaign debates
It's unclear whether Democratic Senator Tim Johnson will participate in debates during his re-election campaign this year.
Johnson camp mulls campaign debates
It's unclear whether Democratic Senator Tim Johnson will participate in debates during his re-election campaign this year.
Fuel's surge a headache for home health providers
Stethoscope? Check. Bandages and medications? Check. Money for fuel? Uh-oh. U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches caused by the escalating cost ...
S.D. banks could feel fallout from bailouts
A plan to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac presents South Dakota's congressional delegation with grim choices.
Johnson staffer to visit Clay County
Sen. Tim Johnson announced that Erik Nelson of his Sioux Falls office will hold an Economic Development Outreach Day in Clay County on Thursday, July 24.
Argentine beef imports would be blocked under bill
Legislation that would prevent the importation of Argentine livestock as a precaution against foot-and-mouth disease has been approved by a Senate spending panel.
House Bill Introduced to Keep U.S. Cattle Industry FMD Free
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association today applauded Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Representative Barbara Cubin for introducing a bill to maintain high animal health safety standards by postponing ...
Johnson: A tidy sum on hand for challenge
Nassau 7th SD Sen. Craig Johnson, facing a challenge from the GOP and Barbara Donno for the key Democratic seat he won in a special election last year, has amassed a warchest of more than $458,000 with ...
Sen. Tim Johnson is opposed to drilling in this country, offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Threat Cannot Be Underestimated
In protecting our nation's beef supply, there is a continued need for vigilance when it comes to animal health threats.
Nelson sponsors Argentina livestock health bill
July 11, 2008 Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson cosponsored bipartisan legislation yesterday with South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson and Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi that would prohibit the importation of certain meat ...