AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoMiss South Dakota: Brookings hosts a record 27 contestants for the Miss South Dakota title this weekend, with more than $65,000 in scholarships and awards up for grabs and the winner advancing to Miss America in late August. State Arts & America 250: The South Dakota Arts Council awarded six $5,000 America 250 Community Arts grants, backing community programming that uses the arts to share local stories and history through Sept. 30. Native boarding school documentary: “Nine Little Indians,” about abuse experienced by the Charbonneau sisters at a South Dakota boarding school, premiered in New York with Native-made regalia and plans for screenings later this year. Corrections reform debate: A new men’s prison is breaking ground, but advocates argue South Dakota needs a deeper culture shift in how incarceration prepares people for life after release. Online child safety: Attorney General Marty Jackley joined a coalition urging Congress to reject the House version of the KIDS Internet and Digital Safety Act, backing the Senate approach that preserves state authority. Local community care: Vermillion cut the ribbon on a sensory garden at the Southeast South Dakota Activity Center, designed to reduce stress and anxiety for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and open to the wider community. Sports spotlight: South Dakota track and field delivered record moments, including Luke Mentele’s Class B 800m win and multiple meet-record performances across classes.
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