Lisa Hager

A federal judge voided the Biden administration's mask requirement for public transportation, a move the administration called "disappointing." Is a mask requirement for public health purposes during a pandemic "government overreach?" Then what about Title 42? The CDC says it's no longer necessary as a public health measure.Today's Dakota Political Junkies conversation takes us to Pierre, to Washington, and to a few places in between. We welcome political scientists Lisa Hager and David Wiltse to the program now, joining us from the Jeanine Basinger Studio on the campus of South Dakota State University. Professor Hager is assistant professor of political science at SDSU. Professor Wiltse is associate professor of political science at SDSU.

A federal judge voided the Biden administration's mask requirement for public transportation, a move the administration called "disappointing." Is a mask requirement for public health purposes during a pandemic "government overreach?" Then what about Title 42? The CDC says it's no longer necessary as a public health measure.Today's Dakota Political Junkies conversation takes us to Pierre, to Washington, and to a few places in between. We welcome political scientists Lisa Hager and David Wiltse to the program now, joining us from the Jeanine Basinger Studio on the campus of South Dakota State University. Professor Hager is assistant professor of political science at SDSU. Professor Wiltse is associate professor of political science at SDSU.

South Dakota State University professor Lisa Hager, Ph.D., discusses the unprecedented nature of the January 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol building and the political challenges moving forward for Republicans and Democrats.

February 18, 2021 Show 991 Hour 1.Governor Kristi Noem has publicly stated she is not running for president in 2024. She says her focus is on being…

We examine the events that led up to the January 6th violent disruption of the democratic process inside the U.S. Capitol building. We'll recap how a mob…

In The Moment … October 15, 2020 Show 921 Hour 1Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, sat for nearly 20 hours of questioning…

In The Moment … September 10, 2020 Show 899 Hour 1The editor-in-chief for the magazine "The Atlantic" has written a piece where unnamed sources reveal…

In The Moment … August 13, 2020 Show 880 Hour 1When Kamala Harris appeared with Joe Biden on Wednesday as his running mate for the first time, the…

In The Moment … June 11, 2020 Show 836 Hour 1Joining us are Lisa Hager, assistant professor of Political Science at South Dakota State University, and…

In The Moment … May 14, 2020 Show 817 Hour 1Is government shrinking or growing? How is the American presidency changing? And how is the pandemic peeling…