Uranium drilling concerns, state money for defense and guns, and highlights from another governor debate episode artwork

EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 18 MIN

Uranium drilling concerns, state money for defense and guns, and highlights from another governor debate

from Searchlight Report · host Meghan O'Brien

In this week’s Searchlight Report podcast episode, host Meghan O’Brien talks to both sides in a dispute over proposed drilling for uranium in South Dakota’s Black Hills. She also explains Gov. Larry Rhoden’s $10 million in grants to spur defense contracting and bring a gunsmithing program to the state, plus a legislative board’s decision to raise the pay of the state investment officer despite concerns about underperformance. And she shares audio highlights from the second debate in the race for the Republican nomination for governor.

In this week’s Searchlight Report podcast episode, host Meghan O’Brien talks to both sides in a dispute over proposed drilling for uranium in South Dakota’s Black Hills. She also explains Gov. Larry Rhoden’s $10 million in grants to spur defense contracting and bring a gunsmithing program to the state, plus a legislative board’s decision to raise the pay of the state investment officer despite concerns about underperformance. And she shares audio highlights from the second debate in the race for the Republican nomination for governor.

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