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Back again, and this time everybody’s in the East. Jake and Murdoc sit down in Sioux Falls with Kadyn Wittman, Sonja Mentzer and Adam Bair for a Democratic victory lap after the election. We get into the door knocking, the races that flipped, what voters were actually talking about and how a bigger House caucus plans to turn those wins into something useful in Pierre.

Plus, Dusty Johnson joins the show to break down the Republican losses nationally, the work of recruiting South Dakota candidates and what comes next after Congress. We talk campaign money, the remaining farm bill work,...

Back again, and after an election cycle that felt like it would never end, South Dakota finally has some answers. Governor Larry Rhoden’s Chief of Staff Mackenzie Decker joins the show to talk about what comes next for the administration, from cabinet reappointments and parole reform to the policy work already taking shape ahead of session. Plus, Elevate Rapid City President and CEO Jack Valentine breaks down the massive opportunity surrounding the B-21, South Dakota’s growing defense industry, the push for an F-35 mission and how Rapid City could turn military investment into a whole new economic lane for the...

Another election preview! First we sit with D34 Senate candidate Michael Calabrese and then we get into the state wide ballot and candidate options across the board with our coverage heavyweights: Nathan Sanderson from the SD Retailers, Patrick Lalley from Sioux Falls Live, and Seth 'Top Rope' Tupper from SD Searchlight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Back again! This week on Dakota Town Hall, Whitney Rencountre II, CEO of the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, joins the show for a fascinating look at what's happening on the mountain, why the project is moving faster than people think, and the bigger mission behind preserving Native American history and culture. We get into the massive scale of Crazy Horse, the future of its university and museum, criticism of the carving, record-breaking Black Hills Powwow attendance, and why the next decade could be a game changer for the Black Hills.Plus, District 16 House candidate Lisa Bogue jumps in to talk...

Back again! Former Sen. Erin Tobin, District 4 Sen. Stephanie Sauder, and Dakota War College’s Pat Powers jump into the fight over South Dakota’s data center future, from AI, local control, and looming legislative battles to whether moratorium politics will survive another session. Then the Watertown forum takes center stage after Neil Tapio bows out just hours before it starts, setting off a debate over moderators, tough questions, campaign strategy, and whether avoiding the room is ever the smarter political move.Plus, the Minnehaha County GOP rolls out a general election loyalty questionnaire, Jim Eschenbaum wants another term running the state...

Back again! Senator Taffy Howard and Representative Eric Muckey join Jake and Murdoc for a full ballot-amendment brawl, starting with Amendment J and whether South Dakota needs to put an explicit citizenship requirement for voting into the state constitution. Then comes the rare moment of bipartisan harmony on Amendment K and the proposed unclaimed property trust fund, before things heat right back up over Amendment I, Medicaid expansion, federal funding, affordability, work requirements, and just how much fiscal risk South Dakota should be willing to carry.Then Amendment L takes center stage, with Howard arguing South Dakota’s constitution deserves a 60...

Back again! South Dakota’s normally sleepy Secretary of State race just blew wide open. Democratic candidate Terrence Davis joins the show after sitting Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s headline-making endorsement sent shockwaves well beyond the state. Davis gets into the endorsement, his case for the office, the fight over hand-counting ballots, Heather Baxter’s approach to elections, and why the nuts-and-bolts work of the Secretary of State matters far beyond Election Day. Plus, Garrett Van Lear from Formula Hardrocker Racing takes us inside South Dakota Mines’ student-built race car program, carbon-fiber suspension, 70-mph machines, and the road to Michigan International Speedway.Then...

Back again! Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen and Dakota War College’s Pat Powers join Jake and Murdoc for a packed lap through South Dakota politics. Tony looks back on the Herseth family’s decades-long political legacy following the death of Lars Herseth, then the crew jumps into the legal drama surrounding former Sen. Tom Pischke, competing Republican fundraisers, Taylor Rehfeldt’s political network and what the latest legislative shakeups could mean when Pierre fires back up.Plus, we get into the early Mike Rounds-Brian Bengs Senate chatter, the fight over AI and data centers, Rob Shoun’s lobbying work for Meta and how national political...

Back again! Murdoc is flying solo with a heavyweight bench as Sen. Casey Crabtree, Tim Rave and South Dakota Searchlight’s Seth Tupper jump into the four constitutional amendments headed for South Dakota voters. Amendment I sparks the biggest fight, with Crabtree and Rave taking opposite sides on what happens to Medicaid expansion if the federal match drops below 90 percent. Plus, Amendment L’s 60 percent threshold gets a look, Tupper digs into the surprisingly murky numbers behind mail-in ballots, and the crew finds out thousands of South Dakota habitat plates may not be putting a dime toward habitat conservation.Then the...