Interview with Representative Brian Mulder, District 11

Becky Rasmussen, founder of Call to Freedom, and Rachel Foltz, its director of impact and program relations, join Dave Roetman to discuss human trafficking in South Dakota. Rasmussen explains that the nonprofit, established in 2016, has served nearly 1,800 people, now has 28 staff and a new Rapid ‮…

Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), joins Dave Roetman from Washington, D.C., to explain what ALEC does. Williams describes ALEC, founded in 1973 by conservative state legislators, as a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to limited gover‮…

Representative Marty Overweg of South Dakota House District 21, the Assistant House Majority Leader, joins Dave Roetman early in the 2026 session to discuss the Future Fund and small-town nursing homes. Overweg explains that the Future Fund, funded by about $24 million a year from unemployment ins‮…

Senator Mykala Voita of South Dakota Senate District 21 joins Dave Roetman to discuss her work on the Appropriations Committee during the 2026 session. Voita reports on a summer study of community support providers, which serve people with intellectual and behavioral disabilities and would be 9.3%‮…