SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing a lawsuit after her office refused to release expense records on five out-of-state trips this year to a liberal watchdog group.
American Oversight is an organization that files open records requests and litigation against Republican officials.
It filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Noem.
She is in the midst of a reelection campaign and eyeing a bid for the GOP’s 2024 presidential ticket.
American Oversight alleges that the governor’s office did not follow the state’s open records law by claiming that releasing the records would create a threat to the governor’s safety.
In May, the organization had requested expense records, including lodging and travel, for Noem’s 2022 trips.
