PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — Governor Kristi Noem Wednesday afternoon spoke with South Dakota lawmakers in a private, closed-door meeting at the State Capitol about the Coronavirus.
Media in the room were asked to leave before the Governor’s arrival.
KELO-TV’s Bob Mercer and SDBA’s Patrick Callahan were in the room when Sen. Blake Curd of Sioux Falls made the announcement that the coronavirus briefing would be for legislators only and that interns, staff, and media needed to leave.
Governor Noem says she wanted the media out of the room so state lawmakers could speak candidly and ask candid questions about the situation.
(Patrick Callahan, SDBA, contributed this report.)
