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Recap and analysis of legislative session kickoff

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In the Moment features host Lori Walsh in conversation with top newsmakers of the day.

In this hour, recorded live, SDPB offers a recap and analysis of Gov. Rhoden's State of the State address to state legislators.

SDPB's Jackie Hendry provides an update regarding the Rural Health Transformation Project.

We also welcome Attorney General Marty Jackley and South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Stephen Jensen.

Chief Justice Jackley brings a history lesson about the rule of law and an update into the work of our state courts.

Attorney General Jackley offers his legislative priorities, including attempts to stop information about medication abortions from crossing our borders.

Then Dakota Political Junkies Jon Hunter and Michael Card offer analysis of the governor's address. We discuss Operation Prairie Thunder, the nature of civility in Pierre, and the governor's highlighted quotation from former Gov. Peter Norbeck. What does a look back at the early years of statehood offer the dialogue about South Dakota's future?

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.