Lee Strubinger
Reporter/ProducerLee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based politics and public policy reporter. Lee is a two-time national Edward R. Murrow Award winning reporter. He holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
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A prison task force is hoping crews can build a fifteen hundred bed men’s prison for over $200 million less than a proposal abandoned earlier this year. Prospective contractors say it can be done, but the facility won’t last as long. -
A governor-appointed task force is narrowing the number of possible men’s prison sites. -
A new report is narrowing the field of possible new men’s prison locations in the state. Its primary recommendation is the state build on a contentious plot of land in Lincoln County. -
A collaborative sculpture, four years in the making, is now available for public view in west Rapid City. The sculpture is meant to honor children who lost their lives while attending the Rapid City Indian Boarding School. -
The group wants to lower property taxes. But some on the task force worry its biting off more than it can chew. -
The South Dakota Department of Social Services is seeking public comment on its Medicaid work requirement waiver. -
A conservative Aberdeen businessman has formally announced he’s running for governor. Toby Doeden vows to shake up Pierre if elected governor. -
The value of assets held in South Dakota trusts is worth over $800 billion dollars. The new peak represents a trend of about $100 billion spikes in asset values year over year. -
The South Dakota Highway Patrol will assist US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with cases in the state. -
A skeptic of the proposed Lincoln County prison site says the state of South Dakota should not rush to build a new facility.
