Flight records show Kristi Noem didn't use state plane for Texas dentist appointment

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Gov. Kristi Noem shows off her new smile in a video posted to her social media platforms. (X)

Gov. Kristi Noem arrived in Texas for an orthodontist appointment by means other than a state-owned airplane.

That’s according to months of flight records obtained by The Dakota Scout. The state’s King Air 350 did not fly to the Houston area, where Smile Texas — a cosmetic dental practice that did work on the governor’s teeth — is based.

After Noem posted a nearly five minute long video to her social media feeds Monday endorsing Smile Texas, Democratic Party officials and state lawmakers urged the Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee (GOAC) — a panel tasked with providing oversight of state government — to investigate whether or not the governor utilized the state plane or state resources to travel to the appointment, potentially violating state law.

Lawmakers on GOAC declined to do so.

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