AGP Executive Report
Last update: 31 minutes agoFederal Storm Relief: FEMA will reimburse up to 75% of public infrastructure repair costs from late-June/early-July storms across eight South Dakota counties and two reservations, with Gov. Larry Rhoden saying Trump approved the disaster declaration; the Oglala Sioux Tribe also received about $1.7 million. Voting & Courts: South Dakota’s Amendment J would require U.S. citizenship to vote, including local elections, while the state AG backs a federal court fight over Trump’s mail-voting changes. Law Enforcement Tech: Minnehaha County commissioners debated limits on Flock automated license plate readers, as AG Marty Jackley pushes statewide standards and points to a recent case where LPR helped recover a youth abducted from Wyoming. Public Safety/Justice: Jackley appointed Marlys Big Eagle as South Dakota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons specialist. State Politics/Policy: The Public Utilities Commission race spotlights a clash over AI and hyperscale data centers, with one candidate backing a moratorium. Education & Community: USD will host an AI symposium and a biomedical computation consortium; a Rapid City nonprofit expanded book support to four elementary schools.
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