Lee Strubinger
Reporter/ProducerLee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based politics and public policy reporter. Lee is a two-time national Edward R. Murrow Award winning reporter. He holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
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A carbon pipeline company is resubmitting its permit application to the state’s utility regulator. The move comes after voters overwhelmingly rejected a legislative proposal to help streamline permitting such projects. -
As Gov. Kristi Noem is set to take over the US Department of Homeland Security, Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden will lead the state. Some are speculating what qualities Rhoden will want with his number two. -
An anti-abortion group formed to oppose constitutional amendment G is dropping its lawsuit against the group bringing the initiative. South Dakota voters rejected the proposal 59 to 41 percent earlier this month. -
Governor Kristi Noem is the Trump administration’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. That nomination will lead to changes in the state’s executive branch. -
South Dakota voters rejected an amendment to put abortion rights into the state constitution in the 2024 election. As SDPB’s Lee Strubinger reports, the success and failure of the campaigns came down to funding and organization. -
The state legislature has picked its new majority leadership, following Tuesday’s election. The incoming state legislature will be led by a faction of the Republican party galvanized by the carbon pipeline debate. -
We’re getting a better idea of the makeup of next year’s Legislature as more results from the election come in. -
Republicans are reclaiming majority control of the United States Senate. -
South Dakota voters have rejected an abortion rights constitutional amendment.
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Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson is retaining his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
