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American farmers are the most productive in the world. Today they produce more from less than any previous generation, employing cutting-edge technologies to maximize yields on existing cropland. But success today doesn’t guarantee prosperity tomorrow. A new study released by S&P Global Energy shows that new markets for biofuels represent a uniquely powerful tool to sustain investment in America’s capacity to feed and fuel the world.
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill to conduct a feasibility study on supplying Missouri River water to the Western Dakota Regional Water System (WDRWS).
“It’s hard to overstate the importance of water,” said Johnson. “If we want a vibrant and healthy West River, we have to have the Western Dakota Regional Water System project, and I’m proud to support this important step forward.”
South Dakotans continue to raise concerns and frustrations about mail service. One South Dakota congressman is hoping that a meeting on Thursday will lead to the changes his constituents wish to see.
Congressman Dusty Johnson hosted a roundtable discussion to allow South Dakotans to voice their frustrations with late and lost mail. He and Texas Congressman Pete Sessions, the Postal Service Oversight Subcommittee Chair, took a private tour at the Postal Service’s distribution and processing center in northern Sioux Falls.
The United States Postal Service will install a new-generation package sorting machine in Sioux Falls capable of handling 7,000 packages an hour, Rep. Dusty Johnson said Thursday.
Johnson, flanked by Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, spoke with reporters after the two congressmen toured USPS’s Sioux Falls Distribution and Processing Center and met with postal officials from the Midwest and the nation. Those officials traveled to Sioux Falls because of Sessions, who is chairman of the subcommittee that has oversight over the USPS.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rep. Dusty Johnson has joined 71 House lawmakers in urging top federal trade and treasury officials to crack down on the flood of illicit Chinese-made e‑cigarettes entering the United States without approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Congressman Dusty Johnson has tapped Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley to be his guest for President Trump’s state of the union address.
Sheriff Marty Mechaley has been in law enforcement since 1993 as the chief of Bison South Dakota’s police force. He then went on to work as a detective in Aberdeen.
Mechaley’s post as sheriff of Custer county began in 2017 when he was appointed to the position. He would go on to be elected the following year.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rep. Dusty Johnson has introduced legislation that would remove the statute of limitations for certain murder cases committed on federal and tribal lands.
The bill, known as Kamisha’s Law, would eliminate time limits for prosecuting noncapital homicide crimes, including second-degree murder, in federal and tribal jurisdictions.
Sen. Mike Rounds has also introduced a companion bill in the Senate.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO/AP) — A bill in Washington with bipartisan backing would prevent members of Congress from trading of individual stocks. Among the supporters is South Dakota’s only member of the U.S. House Republican Dusty Johnson.
John, Jim and Susan Fitzgerald have always been proud of their late brother Tom's military service.
The trio was among a crowd of about 80 people who came out to honor Vietnam veterans at the Post 22 American Legion Hall in Rapid City.
The pinning ceremony, hosted by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, on Tuesday, recognized the service of about 45 veterans. Tom Fitzgerald was the only posthumous honoree of the day. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 through 1970 during the Vietnam War. He died in December 2024.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson wants more transparency in Congress.
Now, he’s pushing to pass the TRUST in Congress Act when lawmakers return to D.C in September.
Johnson said members of Congress should not be buying and selling stock.
He tells us this legislation, which was first introduced in 2023, would ensure they are playing by fair rules. It would require members to put specific investments into a qualified blind trust until 180 days after the end of a lawmaker’s tenure.