90th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment, More College Graduates, and "Driving for Quality Care National Petition Tour"

Dakota Midday - 08/18/2010

Guest host Jenifer Jones talks with Nancy Veglahn, past state president of the South Dakota League of Women Voters, and current secretary for the Sioux Falls League. She talks about the suffrage movement in South Dakota, and what's changed for women voters in the past 90 years.

Next, Dr. Jack Warner, executive director of the South Dakota Board of Regents, talks about President Barack Obama's latest goal for higher education. The president wants to have the highest amount of college graduates out of any nation by 2020.

And, Jenifer talks with David Horasdovsky, president and CEO of the Good Samaritan Society. They discuss the "Driving for Quality Care National Petition Tour" and its call for some Medicaid funding to be allocated to long-term care.

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