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  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (Photo courtesy Gov. Kristi Noem/Twitter) On Wednesday, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem pledged not to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for children. Her pledge came after the CDC's advisory committee on immunization practices recommended the COVID-19 vaccine's inclusion in the vaccines for children program. Noem, who was running for reelection, accused her Democratic opponent of supporting mandatory vaccination for children wishing to attend public school. Recent polling from South Dakota State University shows Noem in an unexpectedly close race with a lead of just a few points. A conservative rising star and possible Dark Horse 2024 Republican Presidential Contender Gnome has touted her COVID-19 record in her campaign, including her opposition to lockdowns and vaccine mandates.

  Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0,  via Flickr In a video posted on social media Monday, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced that she underwent back surgery. The governor said that she had sustained the back injury about two months ago. The South Dakota governor, who was often rumored as a potential 2024 presidential candidate, called the surgery a complete success. However, the governor said she would be very limited over the next several months. Governor Gnome said that she would continue to work and campaign. Kristi said: Hi everybody, I'm Governor Kristi Noem, and I wanted to give you a quick update on a few things. Several weeks ago, about two months ago, I sustained an injury to my back, and I've been working with excellent doctors here in South Dakota over those weeks to try to alleviate the situation. Unfortunately, this week I ended up having surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. The person who performed that surgery was a neurosurgeon who specializ

  Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0,  via Flickr At a town hall in Mobridge, South Dakota, Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) addressed a range of topics including CRT, the budget, and more. Watch her complete speech from the townhall 'I Hate Critical Race Theory': Kristi Noem Blasts CRT Being Taught To Children. Gov Noem in her speech said: I brought two bills this legislative session that banned critical race theory from being taught in our classrooms. In our k-12 schools and another one that banned it in our universities, the legislature supported and passed. And I signed into law the university one. So, now in South Dakota going forward, critical race theory cannot be taught in our universities they killed the k-12 one.  So, tomorrow I will be signing an executive order to make sure that critical race theory is not taught to our kids in our public school systems too. I got into a discussion with the tribal council members and the President of the pine ridge tribe becau

Trump endorses Noem's reelection bid in South Dakota Former President Donald J. Trump gave South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) his "Complete and Total Endorsement" in her reelection bid. Trump released his statement and said" Kristi Noem has done a great job as Governor of South Dakota, "She is strong on Borders, the Second Amendment, preserving land and Energy Dominance, Medical Freedom, and kept South Dakota open during COVID. She fully supports our great Law Enforcement, Military, our wonderful Vets—and is a fighter for the incredible people of South Dakota. Kristi has my Complete and Total Endorsement!"  Noem, who is up for reelection in 2022 and has been rumored to be a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2024, has been an ardent Trump supporter. The president repeatedly called for Noem to primary Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) after Thune refused to validate Trump's claims that the results of the 2020 presidential election were not leg

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (Photo courtesy Gov. Kristi Noem/Twitter) South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's Latest Statement on Board of Regents Draft Policy Restricting CRT in Colleges, Universities. She delivered the statements from Pierre. Kristi Noem in PIERRE, SD: Today, Governor Kristi Noem released the below statements in response to the South Dakota Board of Regents’ approval of a draft policy restricting the teaching of Critical Race Theory at state colleges and universities: She said: “I am grateful the Board of Regents is taking steps to address this divisive subject and limit its application in our university classrooms. Critical Race Theory (CRT), the 1619 Project, and the works of Ibram Kendi divide students distort their understanding of history and seek to indoctrinate them with anti-patriotic rhetoric. Additionally, I am glad to see that so-called diversity offices, which have unfortunately become less about serving students and more about advancing leftist agendas