Lee Strubinger
Reporter/ProducerLee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based news and political reporter. A former reporter for Fort Lupton Press (CO) and Colorado Public Radio, Lee holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
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A southern Black Hills senator took aim at the South Dakota Senate on the final legislative day.
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The Black Hills National Forest is seeking input on what to do with a nearly 90-year-old dam in Spring Creek just east of Hill City.
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State Sen. Lee Schoenbeck will not return to the state capitol next year. The Watertown Republican was first elected to the legislature in 1995 and he’s served four different terms since then.
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Thune sat down with SDPB's Lee Strubinger to discuss his bid for Senate leadership, as well as the fighting in Ukraine, a TikTok ban and the Farm Bill's stagnation.
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Researchers at Avera are working to understand all factors underlying maternal health care for Native Americans in western South Dakota.
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The state of South Dakota could face a lawsuit after lawmakers failed to change its voter registration laws during the recent legislative session. Some say the state’s residency requirement for voter registration is unconstitutional.
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Gov. Kristi Noem is facing a consumer protections lawsuit one day after she shared a video praising the work of a Texas dental office.
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State lawmakers came up short on efforts to allow county-level petition signature gatherers the ability to correct provisions that could be unlawful.
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State lawmakers are passing a $7.3 billion budget. It’s one of lawmakers' constitutional requirements and they're proud of several items contained in it.
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State lawmakers have two days to sort out differences on a handful of outstanding issues. Two of those are issued that have defined the 2024 session—teacher salary accountability and carbon pipeline regulation.