Lee Strubinger
Lee Strubinger is SDPB’s Rapid City-based news and political reporter. A former reporter for Fort Lupton Press (CO) and Colorado Public Radio, Lee holds a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois-Springfield.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, says she is excited to sign a bill that lawmakers have passed that bans transgender girls from sports teams of their gender identity.
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Republicans in about a dozen states are pushing legislation to limit transgender people's rights. In South Dakota, a bill would forbid people from changing the sex on their birth certificates.
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Despite the pandemic, Sturgis, South Dakota, is expecting hundreds of thousands of people this week for its annual motorcycle rally. We hear from those enjoying the event, and those worried about it.
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President Trump is planning to celebrate Independence Day at Mount Rushmore Friday evening. But hours before the event, protesters have blocked one of the major highways into the site.
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Two tribal governments refuse to obey the governor's order to remove highway checkpoints — keeping their reservations closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A federal lawsuit is expected.
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City leaders in South Dakota are asking Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, to reconsider her stance not to issue a statewide stay-at-home order. She says she wants to take each situation as it comes.
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South Dakota's state Senate will take up a bill on Monday that the House passed making it a crime for doctors to perform gender confirmation surgery or prescribe puberty blockers for kids under 16.
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State lawmakers in South Dakota are moving on a bill that criminalizes gender confirmation surgery and puberty blockers for minors under 16. Other similar bills are popping up around the country.