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SDPB Radio Coverage of the South Dakota Legislature. See all coverage and find links to audio and video streams live from the Capitol at www.sdpb.org/statehouse

Statehouse Podcast: Concealed Carry, Defining Adultry, Medicaid Funding

One day after lawmakers send a bill to Governor Kristi Noem stripping permit requirements to carry a concealed pistol, the state senate rejects a bill to allow concealed carry in the capitol 

A bill headed to the house floor establishes a misdemeanor for failing to file birth and death certificates. The aim is to build a case against the fundamentalist church compound in the Black Hills near Pringle.

An attempt to include same-gender sex in the state's definition of adultery has been shot down in the House Judiciary Committee.

The Senate Education Committee furthers a bill that makes homeschool students eligible for the South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship with the same requirements as other students.

A bill that raises Medicaid reimbursement rates goes to the Appropriations committee without a recommendation.

The multi-year effort to change gun legislation does not have the support of law enforcement.

Cara Hetland is the Director of Radio and Journalism Content for South Dakota Public Broadcasting.