In The Moment: Politics & Public Policy

Is Democrat Jamie Smith vulnerable to political attack? Governor Kristi Noem thinks her challenger is. How will the ongoing ethics investigation into Governor Noem play in to Smith's quest to unseat her.

The Dakota Political Junkies bring analysis of the race for governor. We'll check in on the ongoing ethics violations investigations for Gov. Kristi Noem and we'll look at a website the governor says outlines the weaknesses of her Democratic opponent. Plus, we bring you part two of a Pulitzer Center project that looks at Indigenous education in South Dakota schools. SDPB's Jordan Rusche reports.

FRONTLINE journalists look at the lives of women who have been banned from working, going to school, or traveling without a male relative in a new Afghanistan. Plus, SDPB's Jordan Rusche reports on the challenges of getting Native American lesson plans into South Dakota classrooms.

Voters will decide in November whether to expand Medicaid in South Dakota.

We meet the candidates for state house and senate for the 2022 election. Jean Hunhoff, a Republican, is running for state senator in District 18 which includes parts of Yankton County.

We welcome Randell Beck for a conversation about his induction into the South Dakota Hall of Fame and how he elevated South Dakota journalism for the region and for the nation.Plus, SDPB's Jackie Hendry previews the Sioux River Folk Festival. We welcome the Christopher David Hanson Band.

We talk with Rick Kahler about so-called-financial-gurus and what happens when they pair up with particularly dependent clients.Plus, she started out on a side stage. After a journey through Nashville, Julie Eddy returns to the Sioux Empire Fair as a rising country music star.

We meet the candidates for state house and senate for the 2022 election. Bret Swanson, a Democrat, is running for state representative in District 30 which includes Custer, Fall River and parts of Pennington Counties.

The Dakota Political Junkies join us for a look at top political news. We'll talk about hints from Kristi Noem interviews about traveling for abortion services, same sex marriage, and her potential ambitions for the White House. Dave Wiltse and Lisa Hager are with us.

Governor Kristi Noem says she's not interested in blocking South Dakotans from travel to other states for abortion services. But the governor also recently restated her opposition to same-sex marriage. Dakota Political Junkies Lisa Hager, Ph.D., and David Wiltse, Ph.D., discuss what happens in South Dakota after the Dobbs decision.