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Prison access in the service of justice

On today's show...

Millions of dollars remain unspent from the American Rescue Plan. SDPB's Lee Strubinger brings us the departments and projects vying for the funds.

Plus, he recaps an abortion debate that happened Wednesday morning in the Legislature.

We check in on the state's teacher shortage with Joseph Graves, South Dakota's secretary of education. SDPB's Jackie Hendry steps into the hosting seat to ask Sec. Graves about what's most important to educators and how to right the ship.

Our Dakota Political Junkie Jon Hunter joins us to discuss a bill that would regulate digital currency and for a conversation about the impacts of deciding salaries and budgets separately.

A pastor and an attorney share their work inside South Dakota's prisons and why having access to inmates matters. Pastor Jeff Backer of St. Dysmas of South Dakota and Raleigh Hansman from Meierhenry Sargent law firm join "In the Moment."

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.