South Dakota citizens voted to legalize pot in the state. But not so fast. A challenge submitted on behalf of Gov. Noem has been upheld by a South Dakota judge.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Feb 5, 2021 1:29 PM
Today (Feb. 5, 2021), Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order regarding license and permit knowledge tests and to authorize dentists to aid in vaccine distribution.
Provides a 180-day grace period waiving the knowledge test requirement when individuals renew their expired licenses and permits. This only applies to individuals who allowed their license or permit to lapse between the dates of March 13, 2020 and December 30, 2020;
Allows dentists with experience giving injections to administer vaccines for COVID-19.
Blog Gov. Noem: Why Didn t South Dakota Reporters Cover The Real Life Impacts of the Loss of the Pipeline? By Quinn Weimer | February 5, 2021 | 12:43pm EST
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R). (Getty Images)
In light of the recent cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by President Joe Biden, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) criticized the South Dakota media for not reporting on how Biden’s decision is killing thousands of jobs and hurting South Dakotans.
“Why is it that no South Dakota reporters covered the real life impacts of the loss of the pipeline?” said Noem at a Feb. 4 press conference.
By Colby HallFeb 3rd, 2021, 6:44 am
South Dakota Governor
Kristi Noem is considered a bright new star in the Republican party, and was feted as such in a Tuesday night appearance on
The Ingraham Angle, during which she touted her own “unique approach” in handling the Covid-19 crisis in her home state. However, the inconvenient truth is that South Dakota has the sixth worse Covid-related death rate in the nation, per capita.
Host
Laura Ingraham lavished Governor Noem with praise in the context of, what else, a raft of media criticism shown to her viewers. “While the pandemic is basically over South Dakota,” Ingraham noted.