Back again! With Murdoc off in Alaska, Ryan Budmayr jumps into the co-host chair alongside Jake for a packed conversation with Senators Tim Reed and Ernie Otten. We get into South Dakota’s EMS system and the warning that the current model is starting to “implode,” as rural communities lose volunteers, ambulance services pull back and lawmakers look toward regionalization. Plus, what that fight could mean for combining county services, who ultimately pays the bill and why lawmakers say this may finally be the year something gets across the finish line.
We also hit South Dakota’s child care crunch, the workforce squeeze and the push to connect early childhood investment with literacy and long-term public safety. Then it’s a prison construction update, parole and recidivism concerns, economic development incentives, the changing makeup of the Legislature and an early look at what could drive the 2027 session. With no obvious political firestorm dominating the summer, the question becomes what fight Pierre finds next.
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