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Our monthly membership meetings have featured timely topics of local interest, generating strong attendance of 50-100 each month.

May – Retired Air Force Major General Kathryn J. Johnson talked about being a woman in a leadership position in the military and South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority Executive Director Scott Landguth discussed the changing mission of Ellsworth Air Force Base with the arrival of the B-21’s.  Prior to the meeting, we hosted a Meet & Greet of Rapid City School Board candidates, with 7 of 10 candidates providing a brief introduction of themselves and their priorities.

June – The PROs (represented by former City Attorney Jason Green) and CONs (represented by former RC Councilman Jordan Mason) of a Home Rule and City Manager plan currently being considered by the Rapid City Common Council were discussed in front of a robust crowd.

July – Qusi Al-Haj, Deputy State Director & Air Force Advisor for United States Senator John Thune, provided an in-depth look at immigration and the impact on the U.S. economy, national security, population demographics and politics in his presentation entitled “Immigration – The Opportunities and Challenges”.

Our upcoming August and September meetings will feature discussions both for and against Medicaid expansion, which will be on the ballot for South Dakota voters to consider in 2022.