AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAbortion-Pill Advertising Fight: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking South Dakota’s abortion-pill advertising ban while Mayday Health’s First Amendment lawsuit moves forward; Gov. Larry Rhoden and AG Marty Jackley said the state will keep defending the law. Sioux Falls Leadership: Sioux Falls welcomed its first woman mayor, Christine Erickson, with a new vision for “safer, stronger” leadership after the June runoff. T. Denny Sanford Legacy: South Dakota mourned philanthropist and Sanford Health namesake T. Denny Sanford, 90, with Gov. Rhoden calling him the “greatest philanthropist in South Dakota history,” and officials highlighting major gifts to Sanford Health and other institutions. Fatal I-90 Incident: A driver died after a law enforcement response that began on I-90 and ended in a Sturgis parking lot, where authorities say the person died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Public Health Watch: The U.S. measles total climbed to 2,260 cases across 44 jurisdictions, with summer travel raising the risk of new outbreaks. Water Quality Policy: South Dakota’s working buffer program expanded to 130 projects covering 379 miles of shoreline after an $8 million legislative boost. Local Government (Brookings): Brookings City Council advanced multiple items, including alcohol agreement renewals and a downtown real estate acquisition up to $450,000, plus an annexation hearing set for July 30.
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