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

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FILE - In this July 16, 2021, record photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Family Leadership Summit successful Des Moines, Iowa. Gov. Noem faces inquiries implicit a gathering she held past twelvemonth that included her girl and authorities employees who were overseeing her exertion for a existent property appraiser license. Noem's furniture secretary, Marcia Hultman, told a legislative committee Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, that the gathering touched connected Noem's girl could hole problems with application, but the determination to springiness her different accidental had already been made earlier the meeting. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Posted at 8:56 PM, Oct 28, 2021

and past updated 2021-10-28 21:56:55-04

South Dakota’s labour caput says officials had decided to springiness Gov. Kristi Noem’s girl different accidental to triumph her authorities existent property appraiser licence adjacent earlier a gathering successful the governor’s mansion that has spurred struggle of involvement questions.

Secretary of Labor and Regulation Marcia Hultman testified Thursday earlier a legislative committee that's investigating the July 27 meeting.

The Associated Press reported past period astir the meeting, which included Noem's daughter, Kassidy Peters, conscionable days aft a authorities bureau moved to contradict Peters’ license.

Hultman acknowledged it was antithetic to person an applicant similar the governor’s girl successful specified a meeting.

However, she defended her department’s handling of Peters’ licensure.