Around 80% of individual donor addresses listed on Gov. Kristi Noem’s most recent campaign finance filing are out-of-state, according to a Searchlight analysis. The tally of out-of-state addresses in Democratic challenger Jamie Smith’s records was 5%.
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- Gov. #KristiNoem "wants us to believe that she can solve the multiplicity of complex problems facing our nation, yet she couldn’t even solve the problem of an unruly dog." Commentary from @KevinWoster:
- A new book from Gov. #KristiNoem says "excuses are not accepted" in SD and "we need truth from our leaders." Perhaps she should drop the excuses and tell the truth about why her new book falsely claims she met Kim Jong Un, writes @SethTupper. Commentary:
- “We learn with every flood that happens,” Gov. #KristiNoem said recently. South Dakota Searchlight Editor @SethTupper says that's true, and there's a lot to learn about Noem from this one. Commentary:
- A Native American tribe in South Dakota will receive a nearly $8 million grant from a federal program that state government declined to apply for. More about the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant awarded to the #RosebudSiouxTribe:
- Since Gov. Noem’s disclosure of her farmyard killing spree, everybody’s been focused on the dog. But if you really want to understand #KristiNoem, you need to consider the goat, writes @SethTupper. Here's why:
- South Dakota Gov. #KristiNoem used her speech at the Republican National Convention to praise former President Donald Trump’s devotion to the Constitution, without mentioning that he’s criminally accused of subverting it.
- "Just as people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, politicians who call for audits should first make sure that their own books are in order. ... Noem’s tenure in Pierre has been an expensive one for South Dakota taxpayers." Commentary:
- And then there were four: Gov. #KristiNoem has been banned from another tribal reservation. Citing numerous reasons, the #RosebudSiouxTribe said, "Moving forward, we will only acknowledge Governor Noem after she issues a public apology."
- While legislators were passing a law requiring more information from Gov. #KristiNoem about a fund she controls, she was awarding $13.5 million from the fund to a shooting range that legislators had declined to pay for. Details and legislator reaction:
- A transgender advocacy group, @SDTransformProj, has won an apology and a $300,000 payment from the state of South Dakota. "When the government discriminates against transgender people, there are consequences," the group said. Details on the settlement:
- "So much Jesus" and an "event for the whole family"? @SethTupper examines Gov. Kristi Noem's sanitized version of the #SturgisMotorcycleRally.
- Democratic U.S. House candidate Sheryl Johnson has pinned her hopes of unseating incumbent Dusty Johnson on her status as a "South Dakota mom." She says she'd bring a voice of reason to a dysfunctional Congress.
- During a series of contentious interviews, Gov. #KristiNoem has repeatedly said a story in her new book about fatally shooting a dog was already widely known and used against her in South Dakota. But her former political opponents say that's not true.

