Noem Bill Would Make Dark Money Disclosure Illegal
The bill comes after her political allies formed a nonprofit under an IRS designation commonly used for dark money political groups.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has made headlines lately for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars by using the state plane to travel to right-wing political events held by groups like the National Rifle Association and Turning Point USA. But while much of the stateâs attention on Noem turns to that scandal, she is quietly in the final stretches of a legislative push that watchdog groups say could protect dark money forces in South Dakota elections.Â