Nearly two dozen Republican governors slammed a massive spending bill that Democrats are trying to ram through the U.S. Senate in a statement Thursday, saying that the bill will worsen inflation.
The statement comes as Senate Democrats rush to make last minute changes to a massive $740 billion spending bill that they will try to pass before the August recess by using the reconciliation process because the bill lacks bipartisan support.
&#8220;The Democrats’ solution to 40-year high inflation is passing another reckless tax and spending spree to the tune of $740 billion, affecting Americans in every tax bracket,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;While denying recession, Democrats want to raise taxes on businesses and manufacturers, which will force higher costs onto consumers, worsen inflation, and aggravate shortages.&#8221;
&#8220;With sky high prices at the pump, the last thing Americans need is for Democrats to punish energy producers, which will ultimately hurt working families struggling to pay for gas, goods, food, and utilities,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Our citizens cannot afford Joe Biden’s broken promises on taxes and Democrats’ inflationary spending that will only exacerbate the economic crisis they created.”
Governors Henry McMaster (R-SC) and Brian Kemp (R-GA) led the 22 Republican governors in issuing the joint statement.
The other Republican governors who signed onto the statement included Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Doug Ducey (R-AZ), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Brad Little (R-ID), Kim Reynolds (R-IA), Tate Reeves (R-MS), Mike Parson (R-MO), Greg Gianforte (R-MT), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Bill Lee (R-TN), Greg Abbott (R-TX), Mark Gordon (R-WY), Chris Sununu (R-NH), Kevin Stitt (R-OK), Doug Burgum (R-ND), Kay Ivey (R-AL), Spencer Cox (R-UT), Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), and Eric Holcomb (R-IN).
The statement from the governors comes after the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rogan-slams-democrats-for-trying-to-claim-economy-is-not-in-a-recession-what-a-bunch-of-weasels">released</a> data last week showing that the U.S. economy shrank for the second straight quarter, satisfying the traditional requirement of a recession.
The Biden administration has downplayed the poor economic news by claiming that the economy is transitioning out of a fast-paced, post-pandemic recovery to a more stable environment. The White House’s claims come as Americans continue to be battered by inflation, which measured over 9% in June.
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

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Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD) told Megyn Kelly that Republicans &#8220;really&#8221; need to &#8220;get it together&#8221; and &#8220;grow up&#8221; if they are going to win back the White House while wavering on whether she plans to run for president in 2024.
During Sirius XM&#8217;s &#8220;The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; podcast on Tuesday, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolutely-disgusting-megyn-kelly-blasts-ana-navarro-after-she-invokes-disabled-brother-in-defense-of-roe-v-wade">host</a> spoke with the governor about a whole host of issues, including whether she thinks former President Donald Trump will run again. It starts at the 55-minute mark <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIRwedTuzxs">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/irresponsible-megyn-kelly-rips-fox-news-over-segment-promoting-childs-gender-transition">Kelly</a> also asked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-have-prayed-for-this-day-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-celebrates-closing-of-states-last-abortion-center">Noem</a> if she had &#8220;higher aspirations&#8221; for her political career, either on the national level or as Trump&#8217;s potential running mate.
&#8220;I honestly don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Noem replied. &#8220;It&#8217;s just not something in my plans. I’m running for reelection this year in South Dakota. I&#8217;m hoping the people will trust me to lead for another four years as governor.&#8221;
&#8220;Beyond that, I think that anybody who&#8217;s making plans just maybe doesn&#8217;t understand the volatility of this political environment that we&#8217;re in,&#8221; she added, explaining that she&#8217;s always been a &#8220;little leery&#8221; of people who &#8220;dream of being&#8221; President of the United States&#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;m just not convinced that it has to be me.&#8221;
&#8220;I think Republicans really got to get it together and grow up a little bit too,&#8221; the governor continued. &#8220;Because they&#8217;re all just trying to pretend that he&#8217;s [Trump] not gonna run or hope for it and make no plans. We&#8217;ve got to figure out how do we put a strategy together to really win because our country is counting on it more than ever.&#8221;
Kelly admitted to Noem that it would be &#8220;dicey&#8221; if the Republican Party picked Trump again. The former NBC host said that on the one hand, Trump has &#8220;a huge swath of support in the Republican Party,&#8221; but on the other, he is &#8220;such a divisive figure&#8221; that &#8220;cuts both ways.&#8221;
The host said people are worried about the country and four more years of President Joe Biden, &#8220;if it keeps going in this direction,&#8221; she said, adding that she&#8217;s not sure &#8220;what&#8217;s gonna be left&#8221; most likely in reference to sky-high gas prices, inflation, and other issues.

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South Dakota Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-ag-releases-statement-after-discovering-human-body-by-highway-after-he-thought-he-hit-a-deer">Jason Ravnsborg</a> (R) was convicted by the state’s Senate Tuesday on two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-lawmakers-pursuing-impeachment-against-south-dakota-ag-following-fatal-crash-misdemeanor-charges">impeachment</a> charges related to his September 2020 car <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-ag-facing-three-misdemeanors-after-fatally-striking-pedestrian-along-highway">crash</a> that killed a pedestrian on the highway.
The state’s chief law enforcement officer was convicted by the South Dakota Senate of committing a crime that caused someone’s death and a charge of malfeasance, alleging he misled investigators through his testimony of the fatal crash. He was the first official in the state’s history to be impeached and convicted.
“The convictions required a two-thirds majority. Senators only mustered the bare minimum 24 votes to convict Ravnsborg on the first charge, with some senators saying the two misdemeanors he pleaded guilty to weren’t serious enough crimes to warrant impeachment. The malfeasance charge … sailed through with 31 votes,” the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jason-ravnsborg-south-dakota-impeachments-e5d62c76eedecf4c9290fecd821496aa">reported</a>.
On the night of the crash, Ravnsborg reportedly called 911 and told the dispatcher he thought he struck a large animal, such as a deer, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-ag-releases-statement-after-discovering-human-body-by-highway-after-he-thought-he-hit-a-deer">reported</a>. Once the sheriff arrived, said Ravnsborg, neither of them suspected a person had been hit with the car. Because the attorney general’s car was undrivable, and a tow truck would have taken over an hour to arrive, the two went to the sheriff’s house and Ravnsborg borrowed the sheriff’s personal car to drive home.
The following morning, the state attorney general said, he was on his way to return the car, along with his chief of staff, when the two stopped by the site of the accident to see if they could find the animal he believed he had hit the preceding evening.
Instead, the two found the body of Joseph Boever, 55, a nearby resident of Highmore, South Dakota, in a ditch.
“As I walked along the shoulder of the road, I discovered the body of Mr. Boever, in the grass just off the roadway. My chief of staff and I checked and it was apparent that Mr. Boever was deceased,” said Ravnsborg, who added that he promptly drove to the sheriff’s home to notify him.
Criminal investigators and numerous lawmakers ultimately did not believe Ravnsborg’s retelling of the events. “There’s no question that was a lie,” said top-ranking Republican Sen. Lee Schoenbeck, according to the AP. “This person ran down an innocent South Dakotan.”
Articles of impeachment were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-lawmakers-pursuing-impeachment-against-south-dakota-ag-following-fatal-crash-misdemeanor-charges">filed</a> against him in February 2021 after he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-ag-facing-three-misdemeanors-after-fatally-striking-pedestrian-along-highway">charged</a> with three misdemeanors, including one count of operating his car while using a cellphone, one count of failing to stay in his lane on the highway, and one count of careless driving, according to <a href="https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/6892941-South-Dakota-Attorney-General-Jason-Ravnsborg-to-face-3-misdemeanor-charges-from-striking-killing-man-with-his-car">The Grand Forks Herald</a>.
Ravnsborg settled with Boever’s widow in September 2021, but the amount of the settlement was undisclosed. The disgraced attorney general also ended his criminal case last year when he pleaded no contest to two traffic misdemeanors.
South Dakota Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a> (R), who called for Ravnsborg to resign after the fatal crash, will appoint a new attorney general to take his place before voters decide in November who will ultimately take the office.
Eric Quintanar contributed to this report.

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South Dakota <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republican</a> Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kristi-noem">Kristi Noem</a> celebrated the closing of the state&#8217;s last <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> business on Thursday, challenging those in her state to &#8220;redouble&#8221; the focus on helping mothers in crisis.
Noem shared the statement in a Twitter post that included a link to the news of her state&#8217;s abortion-free status.
&#8220;Abortions have stopped in South Dakota. We have prayed for this day, and now it is here,&#8221; Noem wrote.
&#8220;Now, we must redouble our focus on taking care of mothers in crisis. Help is available for you. Adoption is an option. You are never alone,&#8221; she added.
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Abortions have stopped in South Dakota. We have prayed for this day, and now it is here.
Now, we must redouble our focus on taking care of mothers in crisis. Help is available for you. Adoption is an option. You are never alone.<a href="https://t.co/dlBs6sd7R8">https://t.co/dlBs6sd7R8</a>
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1537426575653740545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The closure of the state&#8217;s last operating abortion business makes South Dakota the second state in America to attain the status. Oklahoma Republican Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed a law banning most abortions from the point of conception.
&#8220;Although Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, women can no longer get a legal abortion in two states, Oklahoma and South Dakota,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/upshot/abortion-clinics-roe-wade.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;In at least one other, Missouri, the only clinic is booked and not accepting new appointments. And in a fourth state, Wisconsin, clinics will not schedule abortions for after the end of the Supreme Court’s term in late June,&#8221; it added. &#8220;The only clinic in South Dakota, Planned Parenthood in Sioux Falls, which also served patients from North Dakota and Minnesota, performed its last abortion Monday, even though the state has not yet banned it.&#8221;
Noem also stated last month that if the Supreme Court’s leaked draft about overturning Roe v. Wade is accurate, she would call a special session to protect the lives of unborn children.
“If this report is true and Roe v. Wade is overturned, I will immediately call for a special session to save lives and guarantee that every unborn child has a right to life in South Dakota,” Noem wrote.
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If this report is true and Roe v. Wade is overturned, I will immediately call for a special session to save lives and guarantee that every unborn child has a right to life in South Dakota. <a href="https://t.co/oIiGibCP7B">https://t.co/oIiGibCP7B</a>
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1521303498545061889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In addition, Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-kristi-noem-introduces-two-pro-life-bills-on-march-for-life-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> two pro-life bills on the day of the March for Life demonstration in January. The governor’s office <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=28861">announced</a> the pieces of legislation, with one bill seeking to ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected and another looking to ban telemedicine abortions in the state. 
“Every human life is unique and beautiful from the moment it is conceived. Every life is worthy of our protection, worthy of the right to live,” Noem said. “We hope that this year’s March for Life will be the last and that the Supreme Court will finally protect every unborn life. But until that comes to pass, these bills will ensure that both unborn children and their mothers are protected in South Dakota.”
The office noted, “Governor Noem previewed her heartbeat legislation last year when she directed her Unborn Child Advocate to review South Dakota laws and ensure that we have the strongest pro-life laws on the books in South Dakota.”

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Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem vowed Thursday to protect women&#8217;s sports from the Biden administration&#8217;s threats to defund lunch programs for schools that do not adopt the president&#8217;s interpretation of Title IX policies.
“President Biden is holding lunch money for poor Americans hostage in pursuit of his radical agenda,&#8221; Noem said in a statement Thursday morning. &#8220;He is insisting that we allow biological males to compete in girls’ sports or else lose funding for SNAP and school lunch programs.&#8221;
“South Dakota will continue to defend basic fairness so that our girls can compete and achieve. I would remind President Biden that we have defeated him in litigation before and are ready to do so again,&#8221; Noem added, referencing her state&#8217;s lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccine mandate, which the Supreme Court <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a244_hgci.pdf">struck down</a> in January.
&#8220;Mr. President,&#8221; the governor warned, &#8220;we’ll see you in court.”
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South Dakota will stand up to defend freedom. <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> see you in court.
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1436060414970892288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Noem&#8217;s warning draws on a promise from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) that it will interpret &#8220;the prohibition on discrimination based on sex found in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 &#8230; to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.&#8221;
This would mean that schools that do not allow biological males in women&#8217;s sports, women&#8217;s locker rooms, or women&#8217;s restrooms would be considered to be discriminating against students based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
&#8220;Under the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA and FNS are issuing this interpretation to help ensure its programs are open, accessible and help promote food and nutrition security, regardless of demographics,&#8221; the USDA said.
&#8220;This action is in line with President Biden’s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/">Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation</a>, and is consistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the Court held that the prohibition on sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,&#8221; the department said in a release.
State and local agencies, as well as program operators and sponsors receiving funds from FNS will be required to &#8220;investigate allegations of discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation,&#8221; the USDA said, and these organizations must update their policies and signage to &#8220;include prohibitions against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.&#8221;
The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in a statement that the USDA &#8220;is committed to administering all its programs with equity and fairness, and serving those in need with the highest dignity.&#8221;
&#8220;A key step in advancing these principles is rooting out discrimination in any form – including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,” Vilsack said. “At the same time, we must recognize the vulnerability of the LGBTQI+ communities and provide them with an avenue to grieve any discrimination they face. We hope that by standing firm against these inequities we will help bring about much-needed change.”
Jay Richards, Director of the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, told The Daily Wire that Noem &#8221; has this exactly right.&#8221;
&#8220;<a href="https://www.heritage.org/gender/report/the-white-house-plan-make-gender-ideology-central-theme-the-american-experiment" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.heritage.org/gender/report/the-white-house-plan-make-gender-ideology-central-theme-the-american-experiment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654269577061000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2HLXwB9mAg4GZC29r2CBgD">Biden told us last November</a> that gender ideology would be a central theme of his administration, and he’s making good on that promise,&#8221; Richards said. &#8220;States such as Florida, Alabama, and South Dakota are starting to push back against this ideology, as least when it comes to kids.&#8221;
Richards noted that many GOP states have begun introducing laws to &#8220;reserve girls&#8217; sports for girls.&#8221;
&#8220;The Biden White House is committed to fighting such states who resist the gender juggernaut,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The threat from the USDA, to withhold funding for poor public school students in states that don’t surrender, shows just how radical the Biden Administration is on this question. And it’s a terrific opportunity for politicians who claim to defend families and parents’ rights to show their mettle.&#8221;
The Daily Wire first <a href="https://www.tuberville.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/Sen.-Tuberville-Title-IX-Letter-to-ED-Sec.-Cardona-5.31.22.pdf">obtained a May 31 letter </a>sent by Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in which Tuberville warned the Biden administration that its modifications to Title IX will destroy “opportunities for generations of women and girls at the behest of liberal extremism.”
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The senator noted that at least 13 states have enacted legislation banning biological males from women’s sports, warning that the policy reversal would fundamentally affect how women and girls approach athletics going forward.
“It is my understanding that the Department of Education is currently considering a proposed regulation that would modify Title IX implementation to adhere to the progressive priorities of the Biden administration,” Tuberville wrote in the letter.
“Any such weakening of current Title IX protections would amount to a reversal of 50 years of progress for women and girls in sports and an offense to every woman who has ever benefited from the enactment of the law,” he continued. “Title IX has fostered generations of female athletes who would otherwise never have been afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts.”
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South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem took to Twitter on Monday night to declare that if the Supreme Court&#8217;s leaked report about overturning Roe v. Wade is true, she will call a special session to protect the lives of unborn children.
Noem shared the words following the release of a bombshell <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> leaked on Monday evening by Politico that suggests the Supreme Court intends to return decisions regarding abortion laws to individual states.
&#8220;If this report is true and Roe v. Wade is overturned, I will immediately call for a special session to save lives and guarantee that every unborn child has a right to life in South Dakota,&#8221; Noem wrote.
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If this report is true and Roe v. Wade is overturned, I will immediately call for a special session to save lives and guarantee that every unborn child has a right to life in South Dakota. <a href="https://t.co/oIiGibCP7B">https://t.co/oIiGibCP7B</a>
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1521303498545061889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts issued a statement confirming the validity of the leak.
“Although the document described in yesterday’s reports is authentic, it does not represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case,&#8221; Roberts wrote.
“To the extent this betrayal of the confidences of the Court was intended to undermine the integrity of our operations, it will not succeed. The work of the court will not be affected in any way,” he added.
Roberts also called for an investigation by the Marshal of the Court.
“I have directed the Marshal of the Court to launch an investigation into the source of the leak,&#8221; Roberts wrote.
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Noem has long served as a strong pro-life advocate. She most recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-kristi-noem-introduces-two-pro-life-bills-on-march-for-life-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> two pro-life bills on the day of March for Life in January, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Washington, D.C., for the annual protest. 
The governor’s office <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=28861">announced</a> the pieces of legislation, with one bill seeking to ban abortions once a child’s heartbeat can be detected, and another looking to ban telemedicine abortions in the state. 
“Every human life is unique and beautiful from the moment it is conceived. Every life is worthy of our protection, worthy of the right to live,” Noem said. “We hope that this year’s March for Life will be the last and that the Supreme Court will finally protect every unborn life. But until that comes to pass, these bills will ensure that both unborn children and their mothers are protected in South Dakota.”
The office noted, “Governor Noem previewed her heartbeat legislation last year when she directed her Unborn Child Advocate to review South Dakota laws and ensure that we have the strongest pro-life laws on the books in South Dakota.” Last year, Noem blocked telemedicine abortions through an executive order. She also signed eight pieces of pro-life legislation into law.

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South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem found a way to torch both President Joe Biden and a CNN+ producer in one tweet after the network&#8217;s premium service was shut down.
CNN producer Ellie Smith took to <a href="https://twitter.com/elliekaysmith_/status/1517187599030538240?s=20&amp;t=WekdIg4j_gveVF_grVgXVg">Twitter</a> Thursday warning people against tweeting &#8220;something snarky&#8221; following the network&#8217;s subscription service being canceled after less than one month, leaving &#8220;hundreds&#8221; out of a job, and called for people to &#8220;be kind.&#8221;
&#8220;PSA if you&#8217;re going to tweet something snarky about CNN+, hundreds of journalists and technicians who did nothing but work their tails off just had the rug pulled out from under them,&#8221; Smith tweeted. &#8220;So be kind.&#8221;
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PSA if you’re going to tweet something snarky about CNN+, hundreds of journalists and technicians who did nothing but work their tails off just had the rug pulled out from under them. So be kind.
&mdash; Ellie Smith (@elliekaysmith_) <a href="https://twitter.com/elliekaysmith_/status/1517187599030538240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Gov. Noem responded to the <a href="https://twitter.com/elliekaysmith_/status/1517187599030538240?s=20&amp;t=WekdIg4j_gveVF_grVgXVg">tweet</a> that those employees aren&#8217;t the only ones who lost a job, noting the thousands, not hundreds, who found themselves out of work after Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-backlash-across-country-for-canceling-keystone-xl-pipeline">revoked</a> the permit for the $9 billion Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/16-republican-states-demand-biden-reinstate-keystone-xl-pipeline">reported</a> previously by The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Now you know how the Keystone XL Pipeline workers feel,&#8221; Noem&#8217;s tweet read.
Fox Business <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/keystone-xl-cancellation-has-ripple-effect-on-pipeline-workers-native-americans">cited</a> a study from the State Department that found a total of 26,100 indirect and direct jobs would have come from the project, through its construction and supply chain across several states.
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Now you know how the Keystone XL Pipeline workers feel. <a href="https://t.co/HBBnRPDIOC">https://t.co/HBBnRPDIOC</a>
&mdash; Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristiNoem/status/1517238902163181571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Biden Administration&#8217;s climate czar, John Kerry, previously suggested the thousands who were out of work by the president shutting down the pipeline could go learn how to make solar panels instead, <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/video/john-kerry-suggest-oil-workers-211114294.html">reported</a> Yahoo.
&#8220;The president of the United States has expressed in every comment he has made about climate the need to grow the new jobs that pay better, that are cleaner,&#8221; Kerry responded.
&#8220;What President Biden wants to do is make sure those folks have better choices, that they have alternatives, that they can be the people to go to work to make the solar panels,&#8221; he added.
The White House climate czar at the time also suggested that green jobs like solar power and wind were reportedly taking off before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
&#8220;The same people can do those jobs,&#8221; the former secretary of state shared, adding that &#8220;coal plants have been closing over the last 20 years.&#8221;
Some people took to social media to commend Noem for her take down, recalling Kerry&#8217;s &#8220;solar panel&#8221; suggestions for those out of work due to Biden&#8217;s policies that are hurting everyday Americans.
Earlier this week, Republican chief legal officers from more than a dozen states <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/16-republican-states-demand-biden-reinstate-keystone-xl-pipeline">sent a letter</a> to Biden urging him to reconsider the pipeline, which was designed to transport hundreds of thousands of oil barrels from Alberta, Canada, to the United States. The officials called out the &#8220;hypocrisy&#8221; of the U.S. now possibly looking to import Canadian oil.
&#8220;We warned you then if your decision was not reversed, Americans would &#8216;suffer serious detrimental consequences,&#8217; consumers would pay higher prices, and our allies would become further dependent on Russian and Middle Eastern oil,&#8221; the attorneys general write in a letter sent Monday obtained by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/16-republican-states-demand-biden-reinstate-keystone-xl-pipeline">The Daily Wire</a>. &#8220;We hate to say we told you so.&#8221;
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) published a position statement on Tuesday that has decided reading books and writing essays is overrated and that it&#8217;s time to &#8220;decenter&#8221; those traditional activities.
The new emphasis focused on the need to increase focus on digital media and popular culture.
&#8220;Students should examine how digital media and popular culture are completely intermingled with language, literature, and writing. The time has come to decenter book reading and essay writing as the pinnacles of English language arts education,&#8221; the <a href="https://ncte.org/statement/media_education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> read.
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Literacy is expanding. ELA educators must help learners develop knowledge, skills &amp; competencies needed in a digital &amp; mediated world. We address 3 core themes that make media education fundamental to teaching &amp; learning in ELA in a new position statement: <a href="https://t.co/Olbiwar4ru">https://t.co/Olbiwar4ru</a> <a href="https://t.co/1cAOeBYzIP">pic.twitter.com/1cAOeBYzIP</a>
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The statement also claimed its position was needed to help &#8220;address inequalities&#8221; regarding digital technologies.
&#8220;To address inequalities in digital technologies and competencies, continuing curricular innovation in the ELA curriculum at all levels of K–12 education is needed,&#8221; the statement noted.
Reading and writing are now apparently insufficient for the public education of students in language arts.
&#8220;Educators value the use of teaching and learning practices that help to identify and disrupt the inequalities of contemporary life, including structural racism, sexism, consumerism, and economic injustice,&#8221; the statement highlighted.
One Twitter user took to social media to declare that not all educators agree with the council&#8217;s new statement.
&#8220;This is so disheartening,&#8221; he wrote alongside a link to the statement.
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“The time has come to decenter book reading and essay writing as the pinnacles of English language arts education.”
This is so disheartening.<a href="https://t.co/RuW6ptbnDl">https://t.co/RuW6ptbnDl</a>
&mdash; Matt Ryan hosts #CanonChat (@MatRyanELATeach) <a href="https://twitter.com/MatRyanELATeach/status/1514348742262104072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The emphasis on race, sexual orientation, gender, and social justice continues to find more ways to enter America&#8217;s classrooms, including language arts.
The &#8220;woke&#8221; trend has led several states to push for laws to remove teaching regarding certain areas from classrooms, such as Critical Race Theory (CRT), or sexual orientation and gender identity to younger students.
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem announced earlier in April an executive order to ban the teaching of CRT in the state’s K-12 schools.
Noem addressed the topic during a town hall discussion with residents in Mobridge. The governor shared a video from the event on social media featuring her upcoming signing.
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Critical Race Theory has no place in our South Dakota public education.
That’s why yesterday I announced I will be signing an executive order to ban the teachings in our K-12 schools. <a href="https://t.co/nPYye6E4oT">pic.twitter.com/nPYye6E4oT</a>
&mdash; Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristiNoem/status/1511343623568306184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Critical Race Theory has no place in our South Dakota public education,” Noem wrote.
“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 governor said in the video.
“The legislature supported and passed it 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 in our public school systems, too,” she added.

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South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem announced on Monday that she plans to sign an executive order to ban the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the state&#8217;s K-12 schools.
Noem addressed the topic during a town hall discussion with residents in Mobridge. The governor shared a video from the event on Tuesday on social media featuring her upcoming signing.
&#8220;Critical Race Theory has no place in our South Dakota public education,&#8221; Noem wrote.
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Critical Race Theory has no place in our South Dakota public education.
That’s why yesterday I announced I will be signing an executive order to ban the teachings in our K-12 schools. <a href="https://t.co/nPYye6E4oT">pic.twitter.com/nPYye6E4oT</a>
&mdash; Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristiNoem/status/1511343623568306184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;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,&#8221; the governor said in the video.
&#8220;The legislature supported and passed it 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 in our public school systems, too,&#8221; she added.
In December, Noem released the text of draft legislation to block CRT as the basis of education for South Dakota students.
“Americans believe ‘all men are created equal,’ and we also believe the American dream is available to all regardless of race, color, or national origin,” Noem said in a <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=28798" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> at the time.
“Our schools should teach our children our nation’s true and honest history. They should teach about our successes in establishing a country that is a beacon of freedom to the world and our mistakes along the way. Our children should not, however, be taught the false and divisive message that they are responsible for the shortcomings of past generations and other members of our respective races,&#8221; she added.
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Americans believe &quot;all men are created equal,&quot; and we also believe the American dream is available to all regardless of race, color, or national origin.
That&#39;s why I&#39;m introducing legislation to BLOCK Critical Race Theory as the basis of education in South Dakota schools. (1/3)
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1473043026641571849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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In May of last year, Noem also pushed the state’s Board of Regents to block CRT and other Biden administration education curricula from state universities. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-kristi-noem-pushes-south-dakota-universities-to-ban-biden-backed-critical-race-theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Noem wrote a letter to the South Dakota Board of Regents Monday asking the board to ban universities from advancing or promoting critical race theory or The New York Times’ 1619 Project. The Republican governor’s request comes as the Biden administration is <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/19/2021-08068/proposed-priorities-american-history-and-civics-education">considering</a> offering schools extra funding to adopt “antiracist” curricula.
“I’m asking the South Dakota Board of Regents to set policies that preserve honest, patriotic education in SD’s institutions of higher education,” Noem <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1397196549906632707">tweeted</a> Tuesday explaining her letter. “Our kids and grandkids should understand the full picture of America’s history – our fundamental values; our greatest achievements; the struggles to overcome injustice. Our next generation must learn about our triumphs and mistakes, with those mistakes being examined in context.”</blockquote>
At least 15 other states have signed bans or executive orders to limit or prohibit CRT in public school classrooms as of March, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/anti-critical-race-theory-bill-signed-law-mississippi/story?id=83455412" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> ABC News. Mississippi became one of the most recent states, with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signing SB 2113 into law on March 14.

Governor Kristi Noem Announces Executive Order Banning Critical Race Theory In Schools: ‘No Place In Our South Dakota Public Education’

South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem blasted the Biden administration on Tuesday after her state received a letter denying its request for Mount Rushmore Independence Day fireworks for the second year in a row.
The denial letter from the National Park Service (NPS) was sent to the South Dakota Department of Tourism regarding its permit application for the state&#8217;s 2022 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration.
“Mount Rushmore is the best place in America to celebrate our nation’s birthday – I just wish President Biden could see that,” Noem said in a <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=30000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “Last year, the President hypocritically held a fireworks celebration in Washington, D.C., while denying us our own event. This year, it looks like they are planning to do the same.&#8221;
Noem added in the statement that she plans to move forward with legal actions to change the decision.
“NPS announced this denial less than 24 hours after we reminded the court that this year’s permit application was still pending,” Noem said. “Many of the reasons presented for their denial have been previously addressed, indicating that these reasons are not in good faith. We will move forward with our litigation and urge the court to help us come to a speedy resolution.”
The letter noted multiple reasons behind its rejection.
&#8220;After careful consideration, the NPS has determined that we are unable to grant your request for this permit to hold a special event with fireworks at the Memorial,&#8221; the <a href="https://governor.sd.gov/doc/2022_MountRushmore_FireworksDenial.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> stated.
&#8220;Based on the information provided in the application, we have determined that multiple such criteria are present for the requested event, each of which would be independently sufficient to deny the request for a permit,&#8221; it added.
The two main objections included concerns with wildfires and objections from Native American tribes. The Biden administration&#8217;s letter also noted that the fireworks would pose &#8220;threats to the environment and Memorial resources.&#8221;
The denial marked the second consecutive year the Biden administration has shut down the patriotic fireworks event.
The event was last held in 2020 with then-President Donald Trump attending.
When Trump attended the previous event, Democrats claimed, &#8220;Trump has disrespected Native communities time and time again.&#8221; A now-deleted Twitter post from June 2020 also suggested &#8220;he&#8217;s holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at Mount Rushmore.&#8221;
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The Democrats think Mt Rushmore is a display of white supremacy. 
There’s no saving this country if Biden gets elected. 
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&mdash; Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1277798547069386752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Noem&#8217;s office told Fox News that under the governor&#8217;s leadership, the fireworks celebration in 2020 was returned to Mount Rushmore after being canceled for more than a decade,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/national-park-service-denies-south-dakota-mount-rushmore-independence-day-fireworks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> a Fox News report.
&#8220;The 2020 celebration incorporated NPS&#8217; regular programming that was referenced in the letter,&#8221; Noem&#8217;s office said in the report.
Noem also took to Twitter to share her frustrations over the denial.
&#8220;Once again, President Biden has denied our request to celebrate our nation’s independence at Mount Rushmore. At a time when our nation is so divided, you’d think Biden would want to unite Americans. Instead, he plays politics,&#8221; she wrote.
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Once again, President Biden has denied our request to celebrate our nation’s independence at Mount Rushmore.
At a time when our nation is so divided, you’d think Biden would want to unite Americans.
Instead, he plays politics.<a href="https://t.co/KVEFqXPlpq">https://t.co/KVEFqXPlpq</a>
&mdash; Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristiNoem/status/1503801065292152838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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A South Dakota bill to ban telemedicine abortion in the state is headed to Republican Gov. Kristi Noem&#8217;s desk after passing on Wednesday.
<a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/23247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HB 1318</a> will &#8220;prohibit medical abortion by telemedicine and &#8230; increase the penalty for the unlicensed practice of medicine when performing a medical abortion.&#8221; The legislation will require mifepristone and misoprostol to be dispensed from licensed physicians and prohibit obtaining the drugs online or by mail for the purposes of a chemical abortion.
&#8220;My legislation to ban telemedicine abortions passed the Senate and is on its way to my desk!&#8221; Noem tweeted on Wednesday.
&#8220;With this bill, we will protect both unborn babies and their mothers from this dangerous procedure,&#8221; she added.
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My legislation to ban telemedicine abortions passed the Senate and is on its way to my desk!
With this bill, we will protect both unborn babies and their mothers from this dangerous procedure.
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1499140687715094531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The bill passed 32-2 in the South Dakota Senate, with every Republican senator voting in support of the legislation.
The governor’s office <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=28861">announced</a> Noem&#8217;s introduction of the legislation, along with a bill seeking to ban abortions once a child’s heartbeat can be detected, on March for Life Day in January.
The office noted, “Governor Noem previewed her heartbeat legislation last year when she directed her Unborn Child Advocate to review South Dakota laws and ensure that we have the strongest pro-life laws on the books in South Dakota.” Last year, Noem blocked telemedicine abortions through an executive order. She also signed eight pieces of pro-life legislation into law.
The announcement also noted that over the past 10 years, “abortions have declined by approximately 80% in South Dakota.”
The governor sought to implement rules against abortion telemedicine last year, leading to a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood.
&#8220;After the governor attempted to implement a similar rule last year, Planned Parenthood, which operates the state’s only clinic that regularly provides abortion services, sued the state. It argued the restriction was an unconstitutional violation of abortion rights and would have made it practically impossible for the clinic to provide any medicine-induced abortions,&#8221; ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/south-dakota-lawmakers-pass-restrictive-abortion-pill-laws-83215948" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;A federal judge last month granted a preliminary injunction against the rule, but the state has appealed that ruling,&#8221; the report added.
Noem also made recent headlines when she signed a bill in February that bans biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports in the state, including provisions for college athletics. The bill, SB 46, is designed “to protect fairness in women’s sports.”
Noem addressed the transgender controversy in a <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=28842" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> in January from her office that noted plans to push the bill forward. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-signs-bill-banning-biological-males-from-girls-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
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“One way a young girl exercises her liberty is on the fields and in the gyms of South Dakota: playing basketball, swimming competitively, and running track, just to name a few popular sports here in the Mount Rushmore state,” the governor said in the statement.
“It is in playing sports that a young girl can learn how to achieve and how to succeed. But some in our society want to take those opportunities to succeed away from our young women.  Some schools and organizations across the country have sought to take away their freedom to achieve by changing the rules of the games,” she added.
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South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem invited Los Angeles County law enforcement officers who are facing potential firing over refusal to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to move to her state.
“South Dakota honors our law enforcement officers, and we respect personal freedom. In particular, we appreciate the tireless work that law enforcement does to defend our freedoms,” Noem said in a <a href="https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=28918" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Wednesday.
“In South Dakota, you will not be fired for making personal health decisions. We are working on legislation to protect your right to medical, religious, and natural immunity exemptions to COVID-19 vaccinations. We would love to have you come join us,” she added.
The statement noted that Noem launched a campaign in October 2020 to recruit law enforcement officers to the state that led to hundreds of new hirings in South Dakota.
Noem also took to Twitter to extend her personal invitation to the Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputies.
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To LA County law enforcement officers facing potential firing:
In South Dakota, you will not be fired for making personal health decisions. We respect law enforcement and everything you do to defend our freedoms. We would love to have you come join us.<a href="https://t.co/D7bD2yA8Mv">https://t.co/D7bD2yA8Mv</a>
&mdash; Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) <a href="https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1491527113933045760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The invitation could become important as the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department may fire up to 4,000 staff members who have not complied with the county&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The county&#8217;s Board of Supervisors approved a motion this week that could result in the termination of the unvaccinated officers as soon as next month.
&#8220;The board approved a motion brought forth by Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Holly Mitchell that would change civil service rules and give the county personnel director say in whether to discipline or terminate employees who don&#8217;t comply with LA County&#8217;s employee COVID vaccine mandate,&#8221; Fox 11 <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/la-county-supervisors-move-to-take-covid-vaccine-enforcement-out-of-villanuevas-hands" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;The order requiring all county employees to be vaccinated was issued in early August 2021, and affects more than 110,000 LA County employees, including those who work for the sheriff’s department and LA County Fire. The deadline for employees to show proof of vaccination was Oct. 1, 2021,&#8221; the report added.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has opposed the mandate and refused to terminate deputies who have not complied. Villanueva fears the terminations would harm law enforcement and public safety if enforced, according to the report.
An upcoming March hearing is scheduled to determine whether the enforcement of termination can move forward. For now, unvaccinated deputies continue to submit to regular testing as an alternative.
In September, a group of six Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) employees filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirement that all city workers get immunized against COVID-19. The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lapd-staffers-file-lawsuit-challenging-l-a-s-vax-mandate-for-city-workers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
<blockquote>L.A. City Council approved the ordinance 13-0, and it was signed into law by Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti last month. The mandate gives city employees until early October to be fully vaccinated, with limited exceptions. They must show evidence of immunization or be subject to weekly testing.
<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-09-12/lapd-employees-sue-city-over-vaccination-mandate">According</a> to the Los Angeles Times, the complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in L.A. It reportedly “claims the mandate violates the employees’ constitutional rights to privacy and due process and asks the court to provide immediate and permanent relief from the requirement.”</blockquote>

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