South Dakota House rejects resolution criticizing Noem

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has rejected a Republican-sponsored resolution to criticize Gov. Kristi Noem for allegedly interfering in a state agency to aid her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license. Democrats and a group of Republicans who have sparred with the Republican governor supported the resolution. It would have had no force of law. It was rejected on a 29-38 vote Tuesday (March 1, 2022) in the GOP-controlled House. The resolution aimed to call Noem’s conduct “unacceptable” and “detrimental” to the morale of state employees. Noem has asserted she did nothing wrong.