Kristi Noem

FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, Feb. 23, 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md. Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by another South Dakota tribe

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after another tribe banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, Feb. 23, 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md. Noem claims in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress, but her office has said the publisher will be addressing “conflated" names in the book as further scrutiny was put on the Republican governor's life story. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in new book

 
FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

 
FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog

 
FILE - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley leaves the U.S. Supreme Court, April 17, 2018, in Washington. Eleven inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary are facing charges in connection with disturbances last month at the prison in Sioux Falls, Jackley announced Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

11 inmates face charges related to an uprising at South Dakota prison

 

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FILE - Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out stands outside the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Rapid City, S.D., Feb. 8, 2023. Tribal leaders in South Dakota, including Star Comes Out, have denounced Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s comments in which she accused them of keeping her from helping impoverished children on reservations and benefiting from Mexican drug cartels she’s said are operating on tribal lands. (Kalle Benallie/Indian Country Today via AP, File)

Tribes blast South Dakota governor’s claim that leaders are benefitting from drug cartels

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing criticism from tribal leaders. It’s the latest in what has been a history of strained relations between the Republican governor and the tribes in South Dakota.
 
FILE - South Dakota Republican Rep. Jon Hansen poses in the House of Representatives in the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D., on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Hansen sponsored a bill Gov. Kristi Noem signed on Friday, March 15, 2024, that allows signers of initiative petitions to withdraw their signatures. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

A new front opens over South Dakota ballot initiatives: withdrawing signatures from petitions

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill allowing signers of ballot initiative petitions to revoke their signatures.
 
FILE- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Noem posted an infomercial-style video on X Monday, March 11, 2024, lavishing praise on a team of cosmetic dentists outside her state for giving her a smile she said she can be proud of. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

South Dakota gov. promotes work on her teeth by Texas dentist in infomercial-style social media post

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has posted an infomercial-style video on X lavishing praise on a team of dentists outside of her state that she says gave her a smile that she can be proud of.
 
From left, South Dakota House Speaker Hugh Bartels, Republican House Majority Leader Will Mortenson, Republican Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree and Republican Sen. Jean Hunhoff appear at a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Legislature largely wrapped up its session on Thursday, March 7, but lawmakers will be back in Pierre on Monday, March 25, to consider overriding any vetoes and to officially adjourn. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

South Dakota Legislature ends session but draws division over upcoming abortion rights initiative

South Dakota’s legislative session is all but over. Lawmakers passed a $7.3 billion fiscal year 2025 budget on Thursday, and they will be back in Pierre later this month to consider overriding any vetoes and to officially adjourn.
 
The South Dakota Senate begins a floor session, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Senate on Thursday, Feb. 29, approved a bill mandating an informational video on the state's abortion laws. The House previously passed the same bill, which now goes to Gov. Kristi Noem. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state’s abortion laws. They propose a video

South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature has approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene.
 
FILE - This 2012 photo provided by Delbridge Museum shows an exhibit at the Delbridge Museum of Natural History in Sioux Falls, S.D. South Dakota's Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new homes for more than 150 taxidermy animals of its arsenic-contaminated menagerie. When testing in August showed detectable levels of arsenic in nearly 80% of the specimens, the city closed the Delbridge Museum. (Delbridge Museum of Natural History via AP, File)

Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum’s taxidermy animals to find new homes

South Dakota’s Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new homes for more than 150 taxidermy animals of its arsenic-contaminated collection.
 
Justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court listen to Gov. Kristi Noem's State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The court on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, issued an opinion regarding legislator conflicts of interest related to state contracts, which Noem requested last fall after a state senator resigned her seat and agreed to pay back about $500,000 of federal coronavirus aid she had received for her preschool business. (AP Photo/Jack Dura Jack)

Noem fills 2 legislative seats after South Dakota Supreme Court opinion on legislator conflicts

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has filled two seats in the Legislature after the state Supreme Court issued a long-awaited opinion on Friday.
 
FILE - A sign hands outside the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe, Sept. 9, 2012. A tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and also said cartels are infiltrating the state's reservations. (AP Photo/Kristi Eaton, File)

What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
 
FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem listens to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, unseen, during a tribal flags ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. South Dakota has apologized to and will pay $300,000 under a settlement with a transgender advocacy group that sued Gov. Noem and her health secretary last year after the state terminated a contract with it. Attorneys for the Transformation Project announced the settlement Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

South Dakota has apologized and must pay $300K to transgender advocates

South Dakota has apologized and will pay $300,000 under a settlement with a transgender advocacy group that sued Gov. Kristi Noem and her health secretary.
 
FILE - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem listens to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, unseen, during a tribal flags ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. A South Dakota tribe has banned Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and also said cartels are infiltrating the state's reservations. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

A South Dakota tribe banned Gov. Kristi Noem from a reservation over her US-Mexico border remarks

The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has banned Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation, one of the largest in the U.S.
 
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem listens to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, unseen, during a tribal flags ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. Noem said Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, her administration is looking at what more it can do for Texas at the U.S.-Mexico border, such as sending razor wire, and what legal and personnel options are available to bolster border security. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Noem looking to further bolster Texas security efforts at US-Mexico border

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says her administration is considering boosting its support for Texas’ efforts to deter immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
 
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, left, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire stand during a ceremony in which tribal leaders presented flags of the Standing Rock and Rosebud Sioux tribes, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. Alkire is holding the Standing Rock flag. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Tribal flags celebrated at South Dakota Capitol, but one leader sees more still to do

Two of nine tribal nations within South Dakota’s boundaries presented their flags on Wednesday to display in the state Capitol rotunda in Pierre. Gov.
 
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem gives her State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Gov. Kristi Noem touts South Dakota’s workforce recruitment effort

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is touting her state’s economic strength and employment outlook for job seekers in her State of the State address to the Legislature.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has outlined her budget proposal for the Legislature, emphasizing tighter spending amid rising inflation. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

South Dakota lawmakers see alignment with Noem as session begins

South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature convenes Tuesday in Pierre for its annual session, expected to last into early March. Second-term GOP Gov.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Noem has outlined her budget proposal for the Legislature, emphasizing tighter spending amid rising inflation. But she also proposed increases for K-12 education, health care providers and state employees on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, along with money for prison construction projects and water programs. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

South Dakota governor proposes tighter spending along with increases for K-12 education

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has outlined her budget proposal for the Legislature, emphasizing tighter spending amid rising inflation.
 

South Dakota governor asks state Supreme Court about conflict of interest after lawmaker resigns

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has requested guidance from the state’s Supreme Court about conflict-of-interest rules for lawmakers.
 
Former President Donald Trump greets South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at the South Dakota Republican Party Monumental Leaders rally Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Rapid City, S.D. (AP Photo/Toby Brusseau)

Gov. Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South Dakota

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in Rapid City Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick.
 
FILE - President Donald Trump appears with Gov. Kristi Noem in Sioux Falls, S.D., Sept. 7, 2018. As his rivals spend the day holding town halls and meet-and-greets in early-voting states, Donald Trump is heading to South Dakota on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, for a party fundraiser that will double as an opportunity for the state's governor, Kristi Noem, to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem expected to endorse Trump

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is expected to endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign when he travels to her state for a Republican fundraiser on Friday.
 

South Dakota attorney general calls on lawmaker to repay more than $600K in COVID-19 relief funds

South Dakota’s attorney general is calling on a state lawmaker to repay more than $600,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding her preschool received.
 

South Dakota lawmakers push for special session against carbon capture pipeline

A group of South Dakota lawmakers has begin circulating a petition in hopes of forcing a special session to protect private property rights against the developers of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline.
 
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at a Lewis Drug store in Sioux Falls, S.D., about efforts her state is taking to alleviate shortages of prescription drugs. (Annie Todd/The Argus Leader via AP)

South Dakota governor prods Washington to address national drug shortages

As the U.S. struggles with prescription drug shortages, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has advanced a modest plan that she hopes will prod Washington to address weaknesses in the international pharmaceutical supply chain.
 

Noem seeks investigation after calls to tip hotline about liberal policies

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says callers to a whistleblower hotline set up two weeks ago are reporting incidents of liberal ideology at two of the state’s colleges.
 

Republican governors intensify resistance to plan to sell land leases for conservation

Republican governors are pushing back against a proposal by the Biden administration to put conservation on equal footing with industry on vast government-owned lands.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem delivers her budget address on Dec. 6, 2022, in the House Chambers at the State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. Noem announced Friday, May 26, 2023, that she has opened a hotline for complaints about South Dakota colleges and is calling on the state's higher education governing board to ban drag shows. (Matt Gade/Rapid City Journal via AP, File)

South Dakota governor asks college board to ban drag shows, opens hotline

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Kristi Noem opened a hotline for complaints about South Dakota colleges and is calling on the state’s higher education governing board to ban drag shows, she announced Friday.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. South Dakota's House voted by a narrow margin Monday, March 27, 2023, to uphold Noem's recent veto of a bill that would have created regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

South Dakota gov’s veto of cryptocurrency regulations upheld

South Dakota’s House has failed to override Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent veto of a bill that would have created government regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Noem signed legislation Monday, March 20, 2023, that puts more than $390 million into the state's prison system, with most of that money going toward investments in new prison facilities. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Noem approves tax cut, budget plan, despite disagreements

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation Tuesday that will reduce overall sales taxes in the state for four years, even though the bill fell short of the permanent tax breaks she had urged.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Noem signed legislation Monday, March 20, 2023, that puts more than $390 million into the state's prison system, with most of that money going toward investments in new prison facilities. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

South Dakota boosts criminal justice system investments

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation Monday that puts more than $390 million into the state’s prison system, with most of that money going toward investments in new prison facilities.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem delivers her the State of the State address on Jan. 10, 2023, at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. South Dakota's Republican legislative leaders were focused on cutting taxes when the session began in January and a few months later, they can declare victory on that topic. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

South Dakota session saw tax cut, transgender care limits

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are taking a break in the legislative session until they return later in March to consider any bills Republican Gov.
 
FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gives the State of the State address, Jan. 10, 2023, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. Noem vetoed a proposal Thursday, March 2, 2023, that would have hiked taxes on temporary lodging in business improvement districts and given individual cities local control. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP, File)

Noem vetoes plan to let cities hike temporary lodging taxes

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem vetoed a proposal Thursday that would have allowed cities to hike taxes on temporary lodging to help fund events and attractions to draw tourists.
 
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem testifies at the capitol in Pierre, S.D. in support of her grocery tax repeal proposal that she championed during her reelection campaign last year on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. The bill failed as House Republicans voted to support a different tax repeal policy instead. (AP Photo/Amancai Biraben)

Noem: Lawmakers “wrong” to reject repeal of grocery tax

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers rejected a proposed repeal of the state’s grocery tax on Tuesday — despite Republican Gov.
 
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