Hot off the press, it looks like we have another entrance in the race for South Dakota Attorney General.
With the below image making the rounds on Facebook tonight, it appears that Lawrence County States Attorney John Fitzgerald has dropped his name in the hopper for an ever expanding field in the AG contest.
Senator Minority Leader Billie Sutton continues to indicate he’s not opposed to being the Democrat’s sacrificial lamb for the 2018 Gubernatorial Race. From Today’s KCCR:
Although he isn’t saying “absolutely not,” Senate Minority Leader Billie Sutton of Burke has not made any decision on a possible run for Governor in 2018.
and..
Sutton says in all reality, he want to take some time to rest after this year’s busy session…
Billie is a nice guy. Too bad he’s part of a party apparatus populated by Bernie Sanderesque liberal zealots. That’s probably not going to help him.
Senator Mike Rounds kicked a fundraising letter out the door this week, which might be a good indication of his intentions in 2020 – that he will probably put another 6 years in when this term is up:
The fun thing about the political wind forecast for 2018 is that those same winds are shifting constantly. It was just a few weeks ago when we issued the last report, and already things have changed drastically. So, time for an update:
State Reaches Settlement With SDRC, Inc.
PIERRE, S.D. – The State of South Dakota announced today it has settled its two pending civil lawsuits with SDRC, Inc. related to the federal EB-5 program and the South Dakota Regional Center for approximately $1.5 million. The lawsuits, initiated in October 2015, sought to enforce the state’s regional center administration contract with SDRC, which required indemnification funds be maintained for the state’s benefit by SDRC, Inc., as well as to recover expenses the Board of Regents incurred in connection with a California arbitration case.
“Since 2013, the State of South Dakota has worked diligently to resolve the problems stemming from the federal EB-5 program in South Dakota,” said Tony Venhuizen, the Governor’s chief of staff. “Today’s settlement and the recovery of $1.5 million from SDRC, Inc. not only compensates the state for past EB-5 related expenses, but also ensures the state has the funds it would otherwise have had under the contract with SDRC, Inc. to guard against any future claims.”
Under the terms of the settlement, SDRC will immediately pay $546,250 into an existing state-controlled indemnification account, with an additional $81,250 payment by Sept. 1, 2019. Since commencing its civil actions, the state separately recovered an additional $894,633.32 in indemnification funds owed to the state by SDRC, Inc.
The state remains a party to a lawsuit in Hughes County brought against SDRC, Inc. and the state by investors in the former Northern Beef Packers project. The state’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit is still pending.
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As part of her rollout in her race for Congress, tonight Shantel Krebs did a tele-town hall, a tool often used by Kristi Noem, as well as Scott Munsterman when he ran for Governor.
The robo-dialed call rang in to my house at about 7:35… and by the time I was connected, I got to hear Shantel express how she was against career politicians, in favor of term limits…. aaand then the call was done.
That was fast. I guess somebody had to be called last. (Are they trying to tell me something?)
Hot off the FEC’s press, Per the FEC Filing, it looks as if the Krebs Campaign is being run out of Georgia Hanson’s shop:
Shantel Krebs for Congress by Pat Powers on Scribd
Come on in, the water’s fine! Dusty welcomes @shantelkrebs to the race. pic.twitter.com/TbKsHsNmYX
— Dusty Johnson (@DustyJohnson) March 13, 2017
Dusty Johnson Welcomes Secretary Krebs To Congressional Race
Congressional Candidate Dusty Johnson has released the following statement regarding Secretary of State Shantel Krebs’ U.S. House candidacy:
“These days it seems like candidates are supposed to attack each other. Well, not me and not today. Shantel is a friend and I welcome her to the Congressional race.”
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