EXPLAINER: Will lawmakers dig into Kristi Noem, appraisers?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Will lawmakers dig into Kristi Noem, appraisers?

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers will be taking a look at a state agency that has been at the center of questions about whether Gov. At first glance, the first item of business for the Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee on Thursday appears routine: “Department of Labor and Regulation to discuss the Appraiser Certification Program.” But it could have a big impact for the Republican governor, who has generated speculation about a possible 2024 White House bid. Noem has come under scrutiny after The Associated Press reported that she held a meeting in her office last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and the director of the Appraiser Certification Program, which had moved days earlier to deny Peters’ application for a license. Bren told the AP it covered the procedures for appraiser certification and that she was presented with a letter from Peters’ supervisor that criticized the agency’s decision to deny the license. Since Bren’s departure, Noem’s administration has moved to waive certification requirements that go beyond the federal standards, such as an exam for entry-level appraisers.

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What to know about Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary
1 month, 1 week ago

What to know about Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Noem described the U.S. border with Mexico as a “war zone” when she sent the troops there, saying they’d be on the front lines of stopping drug smugglers and human traffickers. Daughter’s real estate appraiser license In 2020, the South Dakota agency responsible for licensing real estate appraisers denied Noem’s daughter’s …

South Dakota report: Noem’s daughter got special treatment
2 years, 7 months ago

South Dakota report: Noem’s daughter got special treatment

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved a report finding that Republican Gov. The findings of last year’s legislative probe, which was conducted by a Republican-controlled Government Operations and Audit Committee, repudiate Noem’s insistence that her daughter, Kassidy Peters, didn’t receive special treatment with her application. She did not receive preferential treatment.” But the report says Peters received three …

South Dakota ethics board grinds forward on Noem complaints
2 years, 7 months ago

South Dakota ethics board grinds forward on Noem complaints

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota ethics board on Monday moved to hire an outside attorney as it considers a pair of ethics complaints against Gov. Kristi Noem, delaying its decision on whether to investigate allegations the governor interfered in a state agency evaluating her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license and misused state airplanes. “We have not yet made …

Official: License for Noem’s daughter got unusual treatment
3 years ago

Official: License for Noem’s daughter got unusual treatment

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Bren testified that she felt “intimidated” at the July meeting, where she said Peters’ unsuccessful application was discussed in detail and a plan was formulated that gave her another chance to apply. Bren said that she could not remember the agency forming what’s called a “stipulation agreement” for any other appraiser at that point in their …

Noem’s daughter says she’s quitting real estate business
3 years, 1 month ago

Noem’s daughter says she’s quitting real estate business

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter on Tuesday said she would quit the real estate appraiser business following scrutiny over whether her mother used her influence to aid her application for an appraiser license. She told Hultman she would turn in her appraiser license by the end of the year, adding “I’m angry and I can acknowledge that this …

Official: Meeting didn’t impact Noem daughter’s application
3 years, 1 month ago

Official: Meeting didn’t impact Noem daughter’s application

Associated Press  

South Dakota’s labor secretary told lawmakers Thursday that officials had decided to give Gov. Testifying before the Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee, which is looking into the agency at the center of the controversy, Hultman acknowledged it was unusual to have an applicant like the governor’s daughter in a meeting that she said mostly covered potential changes to the …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends daughter’s licensure
3 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends daughter’s licensure

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday defended her administration’s handling of her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license, attempting to brush aside questions about a meeting she held last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and the state employee who was overseeing her application. In a statement released with the video Friday, the governor’s office …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends daughter’s licensure
3 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends daughter’s licensure

LA Times  

Kristi Noem on Friday defended her administration’s handling of her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license, attempting to brush aside questions about a meeting she held last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and the state employee who was overseeing her application. In the video, the governor said that since her daughter’s certification, she has made “changes …

Kristi Noem gets it (opinion)
3 years, 2 months ago

Kristi Noem gets it (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author, with Peter Eisner, of the book “High Crimes: The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. According to news reports, largely based on reporting from the Associated Press, Noem created …

South Dakota AG reviewing Noem’s meeting with daughter
3 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota AG reviewing Noem’s meeting with daughter

Associated Press  

— South Dakota’s attorney general said Tuesday he is reviewing concerns from state lawmakers over a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included both her daughter and a state employee who was overseeing her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser. The Associated Press reported Monday that Noem held the meeting shortly after the state agency …

As daughter sought state license, Noem summoned agency head
3 years, 2 months ago

As daughter sought state license, Noem summoned agency head

Associated Press  

— Just days after a South Dakota agency moved to deny her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser, Gov. Bren, who had directed the Appraiser Certification Program for three decades, told the AP that she received a text on July 26 from her supervisor telling her to be at the governor’s office the next morning, ready to …

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