Lee Strubinger
Reporter/ProducerLee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based politics and public policy reporter. Lee is a two-time national Edward R. Murrow Award winning reporter. He holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
-
The former Republican State Senator accused of inappropriately receiving federal COVID funds through her childcare business has defaulted on repaying the state. -
A task force to find a path forward on building a new men’s prison agrees that the state of South Dakota needs to replace the 144-year-old building in Sioux Falls. -
A task force looking to craft a proposal for a new men’s prison will weigh the pros and cons of 11 East River locations at its next meeting. -
Republican Speaker of the House Jon Hansen says he’s running for governor on a wave of grassroots momentum. After much speculation, Hansen made the announcement official Thursday night in Sioux Falls. -
Two South Dakota cabinet officials are exiting the state to join the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem. -
Republican US Senator Mike Rounds said he’s watching President Trump’s trade war carefully. Most of President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs are on pause. The administration is also signaling an ease on the 145 percent levy on Chinese goods. -
President Donald Trump’s on again, off again trade war is on pause for 90-days. But lingering concern over tariffs brings light to how international markets touch South Dakota in both large industry and small business. -
A ballot question committee is asking federal courts to toss a pending law moving up the deadline to submit petition signatures. -
The South Dakota Department of Social Services assumes it will have lower Medicaid utilization in the coming year. That's led state lawmakers reduced the state Medicaid match by $4.5 million for the coming fiscal year. -
South Dakota’s lone US Representative said President Trump is laying out a strategic plan to reorder the American economy.
