Despite the Argus Leader's constant hysterical attacks on Republican Governor Mike Rounds regarding the use of state aircraft, a new report found he did nothing wrong. Curiously, the Argus didn't write a story on the report today:
The controversy surrounding Governor Mike Rounds and his use of state aircraft appears to be over. The Federal Aviation Administration has released a report that shows the governor did nothing wrong.
It's an issue that has been stirring for months now. It started with a series of articles in the Argus Leader, Sioux Falls' daily newspaper. They investigated the governor's use of state aircraft and found he used the plane for some personal and political reasons. The governor admitted he did use the plane for those reasons, but said he paid the state back for the expenses. Still, some Democrats wanted the FAA to look into it; which they did. The federal agency says they found no regulatory violations as to the governor's use of state aircraft.
It's very odd that the Argus chose not to publish an article on this. This is the closing chapter on the state airplane story, which the Argus devoted a lot of its time to cover. This is obviously an important part of the story, but apparently the folks at the state's largest newspaper don't deem it necessary for its readers to know about it.
UPDATE: The Argus has run the story in their Sunday edition.
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