In The Moment ... State Politics, “Wingnuts” And Open Primaries

In The Moment ... August 23, 2107 Show 162 Hour 2

Dakota Political Junkies Seth Tupper (Rapid City Journal reporter) and Jon Hunter (Madison Daily Leader publisher) join us for our weekly round-table conversation about South Dakota politics. Today we talk about self-described “Wingnuts,” non-partisan elections, citizen democracy, and national calls to tear down a presidential statue in Rapid City.

Author Paul Higbee is with us for a look at South Dakota’s “Cowboy Governor” Tom Berry. We talk dustbowls, debt, and Democrats.

Jared McEntaffer is project director and regional economist with South Dakota Dashboard and Black Hills Knowledge Network. He joins us to talk about strategic decision making, housing affordability in Rapid City and more.