Republican crime blotter, volume infinity:
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A special legislative committee investigating allegations into nepotism in South Dakota’s appraisal program found Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received preferential treatment in obtaining her appraisal license, according to a new report.
The Government Operations and Audit Committee (GOAC) laid out several findings in a draft report obtained by Dakota News Now on Tuesday. The committee is set to adopt the report later this week.
The GOAC investigation was launched after an Associated Press report suggested Noem’s office got involved to help her daughter, Kassidy Peters, become a certified real estate appraiser just days after the state’s appraisal office moved to deny her license.
Several key figures from the investigation were cited in the report, including Sherry Bren, the former director of the state’s appraiser program, and Labor Secretary Marcia Hultman. Both were interviewed by the committee.