Making Waves Podcast

“As Conservatives, we are not far-right, we are not far-wrong, we are just right. We are right on the issue of protecting life. We are right on the issue of support for our 2nd Amendment Rights. We are right on the our support for the first responders and military personnel. We are right on our advocacy for our elderly and disabled. We are right when it comes to parental responsibility. We are rig...

“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators.” - Article 1, Section 4 of the US Constitution The US Constitution Voice of the Plains - Heidi Engelhart’s substack H.R.22 - SAVE Act -...

“You’ve got to look at the spending side of things in order to stop the growth. Lets look at how we assess, how we value, what are we valuing and how we are spending these property tax dollars.” - Senator Chris Karr SB 115 remove the prohibition pertaining to the shooting of mourning doves located within specific areas. SB 135 protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages ca...

“My message to the people of South Dakota whether you are on a rural area or an urban area is George Washington said it best that freedom and property rights go hand in hand, you can’t have one without the other. Your American Dream, your ability to own property, whether that is land or a home is a fundamental God given inherent right that is protected under the Constitution. For myself and so man...

“The Legislature is the people’s arm of government. When you have the Executive branch running the show, not getting the details to the Legislative Branch, you are effectively cutting out the people in that process, and I don’t think that’s right.” - Mykala Voita Mykala Voita campaign website HB 1057 prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein,...

“There’s dignity in being born, there’s dignity in life, and there’s dignity in death. And when you go to the nursing home, those people are going there and that’s probably the last place they are going to life. They need dignity.” - Marty Overweg. Legislative Research Council - Links to video of Committee meetings here SB 1 - amend the process by which moneys are distributed from the employer's i...

“What we are trying to do is really shine a light on who drives property taxes - and that is local government and their spending decisions, and then how do we address that from the state level to put the onus and the - not only transparency - but accountability on local elected officials to be honest with the taxpayers.” - Jonathan Williams ALEC - American Legislative Exchange Council link. Rich S...

“Call to Freedom is a faith based organization. We were founded, and Becky and all of the hearts of myself and our whole team - we do what we do out of love and fidelity to God. And we celebrate the institution of marriage as one of God’s greatest Creations. So we believe that its possible to honor the institution of marriage and all that it is and all that God designed to be, while still saying ‘...

HB 1232 - modify requirements relating to the operation of salons and booths and to declare an emergency. Passed and signed in 2025 Teacher Compensation Review Board Committee - Link to docs South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway - Document link Gov. Rhoden Announces Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force Members Correctional Rehabilitation taskforce - KELO news (video) Correctional Rehabilit...

“Northern State University does something I don’t think they pat themselves on the back enough on. And that is their E-Learning program. There are 3500 kids throughout the state that get extra training from teachers that they would not get in their own classrooms.” - Carl Perry H.R.277 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 WINS : Investing in northern South Dakota’s futu...

“As of today, President Trump is finally hearing the truth. He is hearing that our cattle market is controlled by - we call them the Big Four. They’re mostly foreign owned packers that control a very large majority of our whole beef market supply. They can manipulate cattle prices and they can manipulate your boc beef prices in your store.” - Mykala Viota Beef Inspection Reform - facebook page B u...

“It has been easier, I think, for leaders to just let it [property taxes] go and just increase spending 3% a year and not try to make any changes. But the outcry has gotten loud enough now from [many] people who are feeling like they are renting their houses from the government that is has provided the wind in the sails for this measure…” - Majority Leader Scott Odenbach South Dakota’s property ta...

“People know that South Dakota’s public education system, for better or worse, is not producing great outcomes. And so they know that, if given the choice, there’s going to be a lot of families that are looking for something that personalizes education and gets their kids up to a higher level academically. They know the reality is that if these laws open up, their public school enrollment is going...

“Senator Jensen and I co-chaired a summer study. Essentially our Summer Study was ‘the initial incarceration re-entry analysis and comparison of relevant states’. We were on this discussion of recidivism, where to we sit, how does South Dakota do? And it is a terrible picture. We are not doing very well.” - Greg Jamison Greg Jamison bills at the LRC (link) This is a public episode. If you would li...

“At the end of the day, we have Election Day, the cards get flipped over, and the American people get to speak. And you're judged, and the answers are right there on the table.” - Matt Hurley Matt Hurley on X Southeastern Strategies Victory Insights Toby Doeden for South Dakota - link This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

“But for the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) your Mill levy would be lower. People need to understand that.” - Taffy Howard Contact info to sign petition or volunteer: John James johnjames@protonmail.com or (605) 863-3859 Tonchi Weaver gopherbroke@reagan.com or (605) 390-1078 Taffy Howard taffyhoward33@gmail.com or (605) 381-0593 City of Rapid City TIF policy page Rapid City mayor signs resolutions,...

“We saw during 2020, during the Covid scare, that there were certain medications where if a physician were to prescribe those medications, they could face punitive action. It should never be that way.” - Bobbi Andera Rhoden's prison chief quits as $650M vote on penitentiary replacement looms Bobbi Andera 2025 bills - link This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc...

Don Haggar is a former legislator and Director of Americans for Prosperity of South Dakota. “There are significant increasing demands in the use of power. Because of AI and because of internet usage. It is very important that we have abundant power, that we have reliable power, and that power is relatively inexpensive in our state for our citizens. And we shouldn’t have to make choices between do...

Jack Kolbeck is a former Senator, current Representative and member of the Appropriations committee. “In order for you to be a good legislator in the state of South Dakota, you gotta be connected to your constituents. ” - Jack Kolbeck Jack Kolbeck for District 13 (Facebook campaign site) Contact Jack Kolbeck (link) Jack Kolbeck named to District 13 House seat (link) This is a public episode. If yo...

Minnehaha County support for United Way questioned amid 'DEI' divisions Leninists on the Prairie - You Tube Leninists on the Prairie - Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daveroetman.substack.com

“The $650 million is not a cap, that’s a target.” - Kevin Jensen, on the new $650M deal reached that keeps South Dakota men's prison in Sioux Falls Prison task force agrees to $650M in Sioux Falls It's Time to Act on South Dakota's New State Penitentiary by lt Governor Tony Venhuizen This is part 2 of a 3 part series. the upcoming Part 3 will be about the Juvenile justice and reforming the system...

“What increasingly frustrates me is the nature of how political the court system has become and how you can determine the outcome of a case based off of which President appointed the judge. And that is not how the legal system is supposed to operate.” - Amber Hulse Amber Hulse for South Dakota The Federalist Society CALSA - Conservative and Libertarian Student Organization SB73 (Prime Sponsor) - r...

“The Hill is not falling down. That is the one thing people just have to understand.” - Kevin Jensen Jameson Annex - South Dakota Prisons 29 year old South Dakota inmate dies - Totally 9 this year Lincoln County will ask prison task force to be mindful of county growth plans 10 injured in prison violence days after protests over security and inmate treatment This is part 1 of a 3 part series. the...

“The challenge that really happened was, as I had talked when the Executive Committee of the Legislature had asked me to answer some questions, I had left GOED prior to, or right as the $5 million contract was signed, and they went with a company that, quite honestly, from my professional opinion, just absolutely was not cut for it, and wasn't even a local company.” - Nate Welch Ex-GOED director:...

“I hear from people who are struggling to stay in their homes. You knock on doors for a campaign, you hear from people. And that is one of the top issues. I had a lady in tears at her door because she didn’t know if she was going to be able to afford to pay her taxes.” - Taffy Howard Senate Joint Resolution 505 - Proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to t...