AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMental Health in the Spotlight: The Rapidan Heritage Society is hosting a May 22 community presentation on suicide and mental health, featuring licensed clinical social worker Colleen Stegenga and a practical QPR-style approach for how neighbors can help. Abortion Pill Fight in Court: South Dakota joined a 23-state coalition backing Louisiana in a Supreme Court push to keep a stay blocking mail-order mifepristone distribution. Vaping Crackdown: South Dakota’s AG coalition is urging the FDA to reverse draft guidance that would make it easier to sell flavored e-cigarettes, arguing it worsens youth addiction. Nursing Labor Tension: Nurses at North Memorial Health’s Maple Grove Hospital voted to approve a strike tied to unfair labor practice claims, as a Sanford merger looms. Cost Pressures: Xcel Energy’s South Dakota electric rates are set to rise 9.5% starting July 1, with about 107,000 customers mainly in the Sioux Falls area seeing higher bills. Health Equity Watch: A new report finds deep racial and ethnic health disparities persist in South Dakota, with cost barriers to care rising again.
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