Podcast: After legislative turnover, lobbyist hopes to ‘make state government boring again’

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 108

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago


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Searchlight Report is a podcast from South Dakota Searchlight. Reporter and host Meghan O’Brien works with other Searchlight journalists to take listeners inside politics and policy in The Mount Rushmore State.

Nathan Sanderson, executive director of the 4,000-member South Dakota Retailers Association, wants to “make state government boring again.” He joins Searchlight Report host Meghan O’Brien to explain why, and to talk about …

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