Jackley Lists In-Kind Contributions from State Contractors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley’s latest year-end report listed several in-kind contributions from people who have received state contracts. Some of the donors’ companies have been paid hundreds of thousands of tax-payer dollars in the last decade.
A few examples include:
$2,000 in photography services from someone whose company has done several photo and video projects for state agencies
$980 in web and IT services from a firm that’s collected $1.9 million in state money since 2011 for work across 11 state agencies, including the Governor’s Office
$1,950 in event expenses from a firm that’s done legal consultation work for the Attorney General’s Office and collected $313,988 in state payments from various agencies since 2011
$3,493 in event expenses from a media firm which has produced radio ads for the AG’s office, the Department of Agriculture and Department of Tourism, collecting $217,792 since 2014
In-kind printing donations from the same printing companies which have collected state payments for printing and mailing
More examples are apparent upon review of the report.
These instances raise serious questions about pay-to-play relationships existing between the current Attorney General and candidate for governor and numerous state contractors that have contributed to his campaign.
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