Coverage of the 2024 South Dakota Legislative Session from In The Moment.
SDPB's Lee Strubinger steps into our Capitol studio to give us an update on potential changes to South Dakota's voter registration laws, budget, reproductive medicine regulations and more. 6:36
Rep. Linda Duba is a member of the appropriations committee. She talks about the bills she considers wins and the dead bills she wishes had survived the session. 15:20
We then hear Sen. Helene Duhamel make the case for why the Legislature should have funded a new elementary school in her district. 24:11
Our Dakota Political Junkies discuss potential leadership changes in the Republican party — including Gov. Kristi Noem on the vice-presidential ticket. Seth Tupper, editor-in-chief of South Dakota Searchlight, and journalist Kevin Woster join us. 30:26
Plus, we approach teacher compensation from a district's perspective. Rob Monson is the executive director of the School Administrators of South Dakota. Doug Wermedal is the executive director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. 46:59