Gov. Larry Rhoden calls for civility as the legislature convenes. Will legislators follow suit? SDPB's Dakota Political Junkies discuss the implications of an election year in this legislative session.

We also unpack the governor's speech, discussing key highlights, from Operation Prairie Thunder (politics or policy?) to a nostalgic quotation that closed the governor's address. Does it acknowledge the issues of a modern South Dakota?

Jon Hunter is publisher emeritus of the Madison Daily Leader. He is a member of the South Dakota Newspaper Hall of Fame.

Michael Card, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of political science at the University of South Dakota.