South Dakota Gov. Noem orders $9,000 custom desk, taxpayers won’t be billed

Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s order for a customized, personal desk from a state prison work program will cost nearly $9,000 after modifications such as brass embossing, a gun drawer with leather inserts and a footrest.

The governor’s spokesman Ian Fury says that taxpayers won’t be saddled with the bill because it’s a personal order for Noem and that the initial bid for the Black Walnut executive desk ranged from $5,000 to $6,000.  The bill rose to $9,000 after the modifications.