Legislative Session 2022

A spokesperson for the South Dakota Board of Regents confirmed the intent to fire a USD Fine Arts Professor in response to the professor’s post on his personal social media account in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination.

Republican State Sen. Casey Crabtree officially announced a bid for South Dakota’s lone seat in the House of Representatives.

Livestock farmers say allegations against the meatpacking industry for unfair business practices are beginning to pick up steam at the national level.

A bill that prevents transgender girl athletes from participating in girls’ sports is clearing a significant hurdle in the state Legislature.It passed a Senate committee where a similar bill failed last year.

A South Dakota doctor says vaccination and booster shots are more safe and effective than natural immunity at preventing COVID-19, as the governor calls for prior infections to count as exceptions to vaccine mandates.

Stephanie Amiotte is the ACLU's legal director for the South Dakota chapter. She joins SDPB's Lori Walsh to offer her analysis of the state's proposed 2022 legislation.

Kittrick Jeffries, a former marijuana industry compliance officer and founder of a new Rapid City-based cannabis consulting firm called Dakota Cannabis Consulting, joins SDPB's Lee Strubinger for a conversation about the status of marijuana reform in the state.

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Chairman Delbert Hopkins Jr. delivered the 2022 State of the Tribes Address to the South Dakota Legislature.

Active COVID-19 cases are jumping by the thousands across the state as state lawmakers are rounding out the first week of the annual legislative session.At least one state lawmaker has tested positive for COVID-19.

We Take a Moment to consider Governor Noem's State of the State address and how it resonates in conservative circles outside the state. We hear the governor talking about transgender athletes on Newsmax.

The chief justice of the state’s Supreme Court is ready to slay some metaphorical dragons. Steven Jensen addressed a joint session of the state legislature yesterday at the capitol in Pierre. He joins us today to talk about some of the challenges and strengths of the state's judicial system.

In the Moment airs live at 12CT/11MT. Subscribe to the podcast wherever you get yours.

Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said Wednesday that he has not hired anyone to serve as a liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, even though the Legislature passed a law last year requiring him to create the position.