South Dakota Gov. Noem touts company that receives funding under Inflation Reduction Act
The Republican governor opposed the law that Gevo, Inc., credits for supporting its production of sustainable aviation fuel.
By Oliver Willis - March 29, 2023The Republican governor opposed the law that Gevo, Inc., credits for supporting its production of sustainable aviation fuel.
By Oliver Willis - March 29, 2023Noem told the New York Times that Trump is not the ‘best chance’ for Republicans to take back the White House, but later walked back her comments.
By Adrian Cole - November 22, 2022Republican officials and commentators were quick to declare the story ‘a fabrication,’ ‘#FakeNews,’ and ‘a fictive rape.’
By Lisa Needham - July 18, 2022‘This person ran down an innocent South Dakotan,’ the state Senate’s top-ranking Republican said.
By Associated Press - June 22, 2022An estimated 27,800 uninsured adults would gain health care coverage through Medicaid expansion in South Dakota.
By Emily Singer - June 08, 2022The Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says of same-sex marriage, ‘That’s against stuff I believe in.’
By Josh Israel - May 27, 2022In 2014, the governor of South Dakota said politicians should refrain from publicly criticizing Barack Obama during Russia’s invasion of the Crimean peninsula. But she isn’t extending the same courtesy to Joe Biden.
By Nick Vachon - March 11, 2022The state’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, championed the bill.
By Casey Quinlan - February 02, 2022South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem is also hoping to restrict access to the telehealth procedure in her state.
By Lisa Needham - September 13, 2021As it assails mandates, Fox News requires daily screenings of its employees who don’t provide evidence of vaccination.
By Oliver Willis - September 10, 2021New COVID-19 cases are up almost 500% in South Dakota since the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
By Oliver Willis - August 27, 2021When the South Dakota Republican governor disregarded CDC warnings in 2020, the Sturgis Bike Rally resulted in ‘widespread transmission’ of COVID-19 across the country.
By Oliver Willis - August 12, 2021Kristi Noem is appearing at a motorcycle rally event in Sturgis despite spiking numbers of COVID-19 cases.
By Josh Israel - August 05, 2021Republicans are in the middle of a campaign attacking President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
By Oliver Willis - July 07, 2021South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem financed the operation with money from a billionaire GOP donor.
By Oliver Willis - June 30, 2021The South Dakota governor claimed the administration’s decision to block a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore while holding a similar celebration in the nation’s capital was ‘political’ and ‘punitive.’
By Josh Israel - June 16, 2021The South Dakota governor cited a study showing the state was the best place ‘to find a job,’ but left out other data showing it trailing behind a large portion of the country.
By Josh Israel - June 11, 2021South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says her opponents ‘don’t want to celebrate America or our freedoms.’
By Oliver Willis - June 03, 2021A federal judge said forcing the Interior Department to allow Independence Day fireworks despite safety concerns would be ‘improper judicial activism.’
By Josh Israel - June 03, 2021The South Dakota governor is picking legal fights to please the right.
By Associated Press - May 24, 2021‘The State of South Dakota is suffering from widespread drought conditions, low humidity, high wind, and high temperatures that create serious peril for our state,’ Gov. Kristi Noem said in March.
By Oliver Willis - May 03, 2021The Republican governor successfully pushed last year for a return of the pyrotechnic display after a decadelong hiatus. Now she’s back at it.
By Associated Press - April 30, 2021‘South Dakota Governor’s tweet is un-American, racist and heartless,’ said a leader of an organization that aids immigrant children.
By Amy Lieu - April 15, 2021State lawmakers who’ve introduced discriminatory bills targeting LGBTQ minors are on ‘notice,’ legal experts say.
By Casey Quinlan - April 06, 2021They’re conveniently forgetting that the definition of infrastructure includes energy, water, housing, transportation, and communications systems, too.
By Donna Provencher - April 01, 2021Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) is demanding changes to an anti-trans bill the Legislature passed — but right-wing groups say the changes aren’t enough for them.
By Casey Quinlan - March 22, 2021The bills target transgender people’s access to sports, LGBTQ-inclusive sex education, and health care.
By Casey Quinlan - March 11, 2021The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is taking place in Florida this year in order to avoid coronavirus regulations.
By Emily Singer - February 16, 2021State Rep. Aaron Aylward has proposed legislation that would nullify the president’s orders on pandemic-related matters, among other things.
By Amy Lieu - February 08, 2021‘They’re trying just to destroy President Trump. They see him as a threat.’
By Associated Press - February 01, 2021