Kristi Noem

Numerous bills relating to transgender issues have been proposed at this year’s 97th legislative session that started this week.

The South Dakota state legislature has kicked off. SDPB's Lee Strubinger joins us for a look a Governor Kristi Noem's State of the State address and legislator reaction to her calls for action.

A written report is the next step for a committee investigating whether the governor's daughter received special treatment from a state program.

The former head of the state appraiser certification program says the governor’s daughter received an additional opportunity to complete her appraiser license upgrade.Sherry Bren made those comments in front of the legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee after being compelled by subpoena.

SDPB's Lee Strubinger joins us from Pierre following testimony from the former head of the state appraiser certification program, which is wrapped up in a controversy involving the governor and her daughter.

Governor Kristi Noem acknowledges a big portion of the revenue in her proposed budget is from outside the state.“It’s a giant handout from Washington, D.C.," she said Tuesday during her annual budget address at the Capitol in Pierre.

Gov. Noem hopes U.S. Supreme Court will strike down Roe v. Wade, a nearly 50-year-old decision that declares women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

Governor Kristi Noem says she's focused on her gubernatorial re-election campaign.

A document disclosure in the controversy surrounding Gov. Kristi Noem and her daughter is causing confusion in the South Dakota appraiser community.

The woman at the center of a controversy involving Gov. Kristi Noem and Noem's daughter will testify before a legislative committee.The Legislature's Executive Board approved a subpoena Wednesday. That's a legal document ordering a person to appear. The board did not set a date for the testimony.