Bob Mercer agrees that the EB-5 scandal is far from over. Next Thursday the Legislature's Government Operations and Audit Committee meets to discuss what went wrong in then-Governor, now Senator-Elect Mike Rounds's EB-5 visa investment program. GOAC chairman Senator Larry…
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Larry Pressler is beating Mike Rounds 3–1 on newspaper endorsements. The Mitchell Daily Republic waits until the last minute (like how many of their readers?) to throw in with Lovable Larry. They like his commitment, moderation, and one-term promise. What…
Yesterday the Rapid City Journal endorsed the idea that the EB-5 scandal is all you need to disqualify Mike Rounds from consideration for your vote for U.S. Senate. Here's one more example of the corruption that took place in Rounds's…
Don't tell me EB-5 doesn't have legs. The Rapid City Journal joins the chorus saying Mike Rounds is not fit to be Senator. Unlike that Sioux Falls paper, the Rapid City Journal doesn't dance around the EB-5 scandal; it says…
I remain puzzled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's persistent and petty denigration of Democrat Rick Weiland's U.S. Senate campaign. In the crazy world of connection between everything, could it be that Harry Reid feels some strange kinship with Republican…
Funny? Mean? Reaching? Tell me what you think of this new Senate campaign mailer submitted by an eager reader: Who's there? Remember: they're not kidding. The FBI really is investigating South Dakota's EB-5 visa investment program. And the card gets…
I reported Thursday that arbitrator Robert Baines's rejection of any claims for legal fees in Darley v SDIBI knocked the legs out from any excuse the Board of Regents had for not sharing the arbitration documents with the public. The…
"We're debt-free!" shouts Dakota Turkey Growers. According to a press release processed by the Huron Plainsman today, the Huron turkey plant has paid off the loan it received in 2009. That loan was $55 million dollars from 110 foreign investors…