Category: Kristi Noem

South Dakote Governor’s Grocery Tax Cut Push Meets With Resistance From Fellow Republicans

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s push for the passage of a bill to do away with a state tax on groceries has met with opposition and non-commital from fellow Republicans amid speculation that she may be contemplating a run for the White House. Noem, a fiscally and socially conservative Republican, cruised easily to victory and…


South Dakota Governor’s Grocery Tax Cut Push Meets With Resistance From Fellow Republicans

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s push for the passage of a bill to do away with a state tax on groceries has met with opposition and non-commital from fellow Republicans amid speculation that she may be contemplating a run for the White House. Noem, a fiscally and socially conservative Republican, cruised easily to victory and…


South Dakota’s Noem Comments on Possible 2024 Run

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem commented on the possibility of running for president in 2024, saying she’s in no rush to make a decision. “Do you not feel a rush, governor, to make a decision on 2024?” a reporter asked Noem, a Republican, as she appeared on CBS. “I don’t at all. No. I think…


South Dakota Gov. Noem Asks Congress to Assist in Divesting From China

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has taken aim at the Chinese regime by asking Congress to pass a law requiring state and local governments to divest themselves of assets in China. Noem sounded the alarm about the looming threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in a Dec. 21 letter (pdf) to Congressional leaders. “The…


Kristi Noem Proposes Legislation to Restrict Chinese Purchase of US Farmland

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Dec. 13 announced new proposed legislation to restrict farmland purchases by foreign countries, namely communist China. “With this new process, we will be able to prevent nations who hate us—like Communist China—from buying up our state’s agriculture land,” Noem said in a press release. “We cannot allow the Chinese…


South Dakota Gov. Noem Proposes Legislation to Restrict Chinese Purchase of US Farmland

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem on Dec. 13 announced new proposed legislation to restrict farmland purchases by foreign countries, namely communist China. “With this new process, we will be able to prevent nations who hate us—like Communist China—from buying up our state’s agriculture land,” Noem said in a press release. “We cannot allow the Chinese…


No Evidence South Dakota Governor Misused State Airplane: Investigator

An investigator in South Dakota has wrapped up an investigation into Gov. Kristi Noem possibly misusing a state airplane. Hughes County State’s Attorney Jessica LaMie said in a statement to news outlets on Oct. 25 that the probe uncovered “no facts to support a criminal prosecution under current law.” “There is no basis to pursue…


Ethics Board Releases Documents From South Dakota Governor Nepotism Complaint

A South Dakota ethics board on Sept. 9 released documents from a complaint lodged against Gov. Kristi Noem over how her daughter’s appraisal licensing was handled. Noem’s daughter Kassidy Peters attended a 2020 meeting with the governor and top officials, including state Labor Secretary Marcia Hultman, triggering a complaint from former South Dakota Attorney General…


South Dakota Governor May Have ‘Engaged in Misconduct’: Ethics Board

A South Dakota ethics board on Aug. 23 said it found sufficient information that Gov. Kristi Noem may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license. The three retired judges on the Government Accountability Board unanimously voted to invoke procedures that allow for a contested case hearing…


The Lone Governor

“I believe that if leaders overstep their authority, especially in a time of crisis,” says South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, “that’s when we break this country.” Noem is the only governor never to close down businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her newly published autobiography, “Not My First Rodeo: Lessons From the Heartland,” the Republican…