AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBlack Hills Uranium Showdown: A weeklong permit hearing in Hot Springs opened with heavy opposition to proposed uranium drilling near Craven Canyon, with critics warning about water contamination and threats to the Hills’ culture, tourism, and agriculture. Public Safety/Immigration: Gov. Larry Rhoden says South Dakota is expanding its ICE partnership—more Highway Patrol troopers are being trained under 287(g), rising from 5 to a planned 41, and the DOC has already paroled 24 inmates to ICE for deportation. Campaign Spending: Attack-ad funding tied to the GOP governor’s primary is coming into focus, including reports that Rep. Dusty Johnson’s allies are pouring millions into negative ads. Energy Boom: POET and Antora Energy launched a massive thermal energy storage project next to POET’s Big Stone City ethanol plant, aiming to capture excess wind power and store it for later use. Local Fallout: In western South Dakota’s Hideaway Hills, homeowners say they’re stuck in “sinkhole limbo” after six years, with a lawsuit now headed to the state Supreme Court.
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