Lee Schoenbeck

The South Dakota Board of Regents is required to submit a yearly report on the free exchange of ideas. But a new Senate bill would strike that requirement.

House Bill 1063 hit a snag in the full Senate on Thursday, Feb. 2. There, it received solid opposition and narrowly passed with an 18 to 17 vote.

The Black Hills lawmaker ousted from the Senate is asking a judge to overturn her suspension from the chamber.

Senators have suspended Republican Julie Frye-Mueller from the chamber.

The head of the State Senate is removing Senator Julie Frye-Mueller from her committee assignments.

A Republican lawmaker wants to ask voters to allow senators decide who becomes president of the state Senate. Currently, the Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate. The change requires a constitutional amendment.

Voters will decide in November whether to expand Medicaid in South Dakota.

The Dakota Political Junkies join us for a look at top political news. We'll talk about hints from Kristi Noem interviews about traveling for abortion services, same sex marriage, and her potential ambitions for the White House. Dave Wiltse and Lisa Hager are with us.

The leader of the South Dakota Senate wants people to pay attention to the bigger picture issues lawmakers are working on this session.

Governor Kristi Noem wants lawmakers back for a special session in late May or early June.She wants legislators to address several issues -- changes to a…