Change Agents of South Dakota - The Power of We

Rick interviews 3 members of the SDOP Steering Committee about "Top Two" Open Primaries which will be on the ballot this coming November, and how it will change politics in SD for the better.

On December 2, 2023, over 200 concerned Sioux Falls voters came together to address the need for a city commitment to address the climate crisis. Frustrated by the recent city government's gutting of a plan organized by the Mayer himself, experts, interacting with attendees, discuss the need and potential solutions to tackle these concerns. Former mayor Rick Knobe is joined by Linda Stensland, the legislator that sponsored south Dakota's recycling policies, business owner John Fiksdal, and long-time community activist, Craig Brown.,

The Mayor likely hopes the Sustainability Plan created through hours of volunteer effort will simply go away. Those who dedicated hours to creating the plan think otherwise.

After two years and hundreds of volunteer hours, Sioux Falls mayor Ten Haken gutted the plan intended to move the city forward with an action plan that would save residents millions of dollars and do our part to battle the climate crisis. Rick talks with 2 members of the committees that created the initial plan.

Rick Knobe explores Dawn's breadth of experience in dealing with intense and critical concerns facing our schools in today's contentious environment.

Rick Knobe hosts Kevin Elsing talking about the Sioux Falls mayor's push-back on the City Sustainability Plan Draft and and Pete Travers regarding the threat to our schools from a national organization intending to throttle our teachers and school administrators.

Why "Change Agents"? What needs to change in South Dakota? Four ideas.