Noem was one of a handful of governors who refused to shutter their state's non-essential businesses, but one became a coronavirus hotspot nonetheless.
that he and his wife came up with the parade as a way to let the governor to know that state residents support her.
Morris and his wife reportedly organized the parade by sending out"hundreds of text messages" to local friends and business owners. By one of his employee's count, roughly 230 vehicles participated, driving a four-block route from a local high school, past the governor's residence to the capitol building.
Kristi Noem, now the Republican governor of South Dakota, speaks at the Conservative Political Action conference , on February 10, 2011 in Washington, DC.. One of the individuals had preexisting health conditions that led to their death."The cases are travel-related," Noem declared at the time. Instead of shuttering businesses statewide, Noem ordered nonessential businesses to allow employees to work from home, placed a limit on social gatherings, required restaurants to offer take-out options only, and instructed people over the age of 60 and other vulnerable groups to take extreme precautions throughout the epidemic.
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