South Dakota Senator John Thune has proposed a bill that would make changes to the structure and operations of the National Weather Service…
Thune says the US weather service has fallen behind foreign competitors…
Thune’s bill would create six regional forecast centers around the country, replacing forecasts that are written in local offices in each state.
Thune says his bill is only a suggested starting point…
The union that represents National Weather Service forecasters says Thune’s bill could cut one thousand jobs from the weather service.
