In Their Own Words

One House Bill requires any school-related event to accept cash payments.

Lawmakers are looking at a bill that requires schools to display the 10 Commandments in the classroom.

The House State Affairs committee looked at the issue and heard testimony on a bill that would ban eminent domain use for any entity looking to build liquid carbon dioxide pipelines.

We hear a debate over a proposal to increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments to a 60% supermajority.

Chairman Garrett Renville of the Sisseton Wahpeton Tribe delivered the annual State of the Tribes Address in the opening week of the Legislature.

Anthony Williams is a retired Navy Veteran. Captivated by the history of the American West, he decided to make his post-Navy life in Deadwood. He bought a historic home and volunteers his time serving on the Historic Preservation Commission of Deadwood. During a recent preservation conference in Rapid City, he visited with SDPB’s Lura Roti about his passion for history and preserving it.

This interview posted above is from SDPB's daily public-affairs show, In the Moment, hosted by Lori Walsh.Carol Evan Saunders was born and raised in Rapid City. She began her career as a theater teacher and taught at Central High School. After she retired from teaching, she revisited her childhood passion for history and received a master’s in history.

Each year South Dakota colleges and universities are required to submit a report on all of their efforts to promote intellectual diversity. The 2021 report was nearly 150 pages. The Senate Education Committee heard a debate on Senate Bill 117 which would repeal the requirement for the report. We listen in on the debate.

Debate summary of Senate Bill 139, “An Act to provide for the creation and funding of Oceti Šakowiŋ community- based schools."

We take a moment to look back on this day in 1971. Senator George McGovern gave a speech on television expressing his opposition of U.S. military actions in Vietnam. This ended up being a big part of his campaign for President in 1972.