AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Union Center South Dakota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/union-center-sd 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/union-center-sd https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:29:09 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today reintroduced the Chronic Disease Management Act, bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/thunecarper-bill-would-expand-access-to-highvalue-services-in-hsaeligible-highdeductible-health-plans-31547322-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thunecarper-bill-would-expand-access-to-highvalue-services-in-hsaeligible-highdeductible-health-plans-31547322-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke on the Senate floor about his recent trip to the Rio Grande Valley at the U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-discusses-disastrous-situation-at-us-southern-border-31547323-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-discusses-disastrous-situation-at-us-southern-border-31547323-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Mark Warner https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warner-introduce-bill-to-tackle-national-security-threats-from-foreign-technologies-31547324-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warner-introduce-bill-to-tackle-national-security-threats-from-foreign-technologies-31547324-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today condemned Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies and anti-law-enforcement rhetoric that https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrats-softoncrime-policies-are-making-communities-less-safe-31547325-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-democrats-softoncrime-policies-are-making-communities-less-safe-31547325-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed his efforts to support the next generation of agriculture. As a longtime https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-farm-bill-must-support-advancements-in-agriculture-31547326-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-farm-bill-must-support-advancements-in-agriculture-31547326-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warnock-introduce-the-promoting-precision-agriculture-act-31547327-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-warnock-introduce-the-promoting-precision-agriculture-act-31547327-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the RESTRICT Act, his new bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-on-fox-news-we-need-a-process-to-mitigate-foreign-adversary-risks-like-tiktok-31547341-aberdeen-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thune-on-fox-news-we-need-a-process-to-mitigate-foreign-adversary-risks-like-tiktok-31547341-aberdeen-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-integrity-restored-to-product-of-usa-label-31547346-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-integrity-restored-to-product-of-usa-label-31547346-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced legislation that would extend the Federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-hirono-introduce-legislation-extending-spectrum-auction-authority-until-end-of-fiscal-year-protecting-national-security-31547347-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-hirono-introduce-legislation-extending-spectrum-auction-authority-until-end-of-fiscal-year-protecting-national-security-31547347-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today questioned Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, during a Banking, Housing, and https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-presses-fed-chair-on-bidens-policyinduced-inflation-31547348-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-presses-fed-chair-on-bidens-policyinduced-inflation-31547348-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act. This legislation would update federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-leads-travelers-gun-rights-act-31547349-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/rounds-leads-travelers-gun-rights-act-31547349-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) requested unanimous consent on his bipartisan legislation that would extend the Federal https://www.americantowns.com/news/roundshirono-spectrum-auction-authority-extension-blocked-on-senate-floor-authority-expires-tonight-31547350-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/roundshirono-spectrum-auction-authority-extension-blocked-on-senate-floor-authority-expires-tonight-31547350-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Greetings from Pierre! We just wrapped up the second to last week of the legislative session. As always, Democrats have remained focused on the issues https://www.americantowns.com/news/dem-leadership-progress-on-education-and-healthcare-more-to-do-31547586-mitchell-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dem-leadership-progress-on-education-and-healthcare-more-to-do-31547586-mitchell-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Yesterday, Governor Noem signed the following 19 bills into law: SB 20 authorizes the awarding of deobligated grants in https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-7-2023-31548108-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-7-2023-31548108-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Noem signed the following 21 bills into law: SB 5 extends the termination date of the Juvenile Justice https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-8-2023-31548109-pierre-sd.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-noem-signs-bills-into-law-march-8-2023-31548109-pierre-sd.html Government and Politics Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600