Headline: South Dakota Searchlight, 11/13/2025
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers expressed support Thursday for legislative efforts to rein in powers that some committee members said Republican former Gov. Kristi Noem abused.
The Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee, which met at the Capitol in Pierre, endorsed draft legislation that would take a pool of economic development money known as the Future Fund out of the governor’s exclusive control.
Committee members also expressed informal support — but did not formally endorse — another bill draft that would tighten rules governing the use of state-issued credit cards.
Both ideas could become bills when legislators gather for their annual lawmaking session in January.
“This is trying to provide some more oversight and
transparency,” said Sen. Taffy Howard, R-Rapid City, who serves as committee chair and introduced the bill drafts.
The big question remains: Did South Dakota taxpayers foot the bill for this puff job?
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The Trumpification of Kristi Noem. New York Times, 3/20/2024
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