See the audio attached above to listen to the full news update/podcast.
Each day, SDPB brings you statewide news coverage. We then compile those stories into a daily podcast.
On today's update...
Governor Kristi Noem is proposing a four percent increase for education, state employees, and community health providers. That comes as she's warning law makers to stick with a conservative budget.
The state will need around $64 million dollars by fiscal year 2026 to continue funding Medicaid expansion. That's according to Governor Kristi Noem in Tuesday's budget address.
Governor Noem recommends the legislature put nearly $250 million toward completing construction of two prisons. It includes funds to replace the penitentiary in Sioux Falls and for cost overages in the women's prison under construction in Rapid City.
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson calls for a congressional subcommittee to conduct field hearings on the challenges facing tribal law enforcement. He says the nine South Dakota tribes are concerned primarily with the lack of law enforcement officers.
Newly proposed federal legislation backed by both South Dakota senators aims to clarify definitions of converted cropland. Wetlands converted to cropland prior to 1985 were exempt Clean Water Act regulations, but recent updates muddy that exemption.
South Dakota officials discuss common livestock diseases and prevention methods at the recent Farmers Union convention in Huron. The state veterinarian says the key diseases farmers should watch for are anthrax, anaplasmosis, and avian bird flu.
And more.