(Pierre, SD) — Governor Noem’s press secretary is leaving after less than two years in South Dakota. Amelia Joy shared on social media yesterday she plans to go back to D.C. to serve as State Affairs and Strategic Communications Director for America First Policy Institute. She was removed rather promptly from the governor’s staff page on the state website. Joy was hired at the end of 2022 as someone the governor’s office believed could deal with media “that is often hostile to Governor Noem and her policies” as written in the previous position posting. There’s been no reports of any potential fallout between Joy and the Governor.
