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PIERRE, S.D. – A citizen-led campaign to eliminate South Dakota’s state grocery tax through a measure on the 2024 ballot won’t have the backing of Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration despite earlier indications she would support it. The sticking point is concern expressed by Attorney General Marty Jackley in his official ballot explanation. As stated, the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) – In a session where fellow Republicans have rebuked her on several pieces of her key legislation, Gov Kristi Noem chalked up a win Tuesday. On a 41 to 29 vote, the House failed to get the two-thirds vote necessary to override the Governor’s veto of HB 1109. The bill would have […]
PIERRE, SD – A woman released from prison less than two weeks ago by Gov. Kristi Noem has pleaded guilty to another criminal charge that was pending while the woman was in prison. Danielle Blakney, 30, of Spearfish, S.D. pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lawrence County court to one count of simple assault. As part of […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Laurie Gill announced plans to retire after the holidays as cabinet secretary for the South Dakota Department of Social Services. Her departure is set for January 8. She becomes the third official to leave Noem’s cabinet since Noem’s re-election. Secretary Tiffany Sanderson is leaving the state Department of Education to become president […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s ethics board on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Gov. Kristi Noem for using state government aircraft to attend events hosted by political organizations because state law does not define what is meant by “state business.” The three retired judges on the Government Accountability Board evaluating the complaint met for roughly […]
PIERRE, SD – Following Gov. Kristi’s Noem announcement that if re-elected she will repeal the food tax, there has been a call from a handful of Republican legislators to hold a special session on Nov. 3 to repeal the state’s grocery tax immediately, rather than wait until the 2023 Legislative session. The move comes just […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A bipartisan group of South Dakota state lawmakers are calling on Attorney General Mark Vargo to recuse himself and appoint special counsel to investigate an inquiry into whether or not Governor Kristi Noem misused the state airplane Among them is Jamie Smith, the Democratic nominee challenging Noem, who is calling for […]
LINCOLN, NEB. (AP) — Republican governor hopeful Jim Pillen scored the endorsement last week of the Nebraska Cattlemen, a top advocacy group for the state’s ranchers. Pillen, a veterinarian and the owner of a hog farm operation, is running to replace current Gov. Pete Ricketts, a fellow Republican who leaves office in January because of […]
