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NEWS ABOUT: travel expenses

travel expenses stories: 6 news summaries
INVESTIGATION

Sanford Flew
to Hair Cut,
Kids' Games
on State Dime

Gov racked up $400K
in travel, some illegal

Aug 10, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford has repeatedly violated South Carolina law by using state aircraft for personal trips, an AP investigation has found. Records reveal that the philandering governor has used state planes to travel to dental appointments, his children's sporting events, and political party gatherings. One one occasion, Sanford used a state... More »

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ethics • travel • South Carolina • governor • Mark Sanford • travel expenses

investigation

Cornyn, Schumer Travel in High Style

Senators use more taxpayer dollars than any other lawmakers

Jun 11, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senators John Cornyn and Chuck Schumer have done a lot of jet-setting on the company dime, Politico reports. Each has spent more than $140,000 on travel this year alone, as much as 10 times what some colleagues spend. Cornyn, a Republican, racked up the biggest bill, which included the... More »

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Charles Schumer • Senate • Senate Democrats • Senate Republicans • John Cornyn • inappropriate expenses • US Senate • travel expenses

Palin Paying Back State for Family Travel

Guv agrees to $7,000 settlement in ethics probe over kids' trips

Feb 25, 09 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has agreed to reimburse Alaska for family travel she billed to the state, reports the Anchorage Daily News. An investigator probing an ethics complaint filed against the governor found nine trips involving Palin's children in which the personal benefit clearly outweighed any benefit to the state. Palin will... More »

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ethics • Alaska • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin • travel expenses • Piper Palin

 Airfares May Sag in '09: Report 

Declining demand, dropping oil prices likely to bring prices down

Oct 22, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The slumping economy may bring some good to the travel industry: Domestic airfare and hotel rates could fall next year as strapped individuals and companies think twice about globetrotting. A slash in oil prices, down to half of summer’s record high, has also brought airlines relief, Reuters reports. In... More »

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recession • American Express • airfare • oil prices • hotels • travel expenses • financial crisis

 Palin Charged Alaska $21K for Children's Travel

Uninvited children were said to be on 'official business'

Oct 22, 08 2:38 AM CDT
(AP) - Sarah Palin billed the state of Alaska repeatedly for costs incurred by her children accompanying her on trips, sometimes altering expense reports to indicate that they were on official business even though they were not invited, an investigation by the AP finds. Palin charged the state a total of $21,... More »

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Alaska • New York Stock Exchange • American Heart Association • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • travel expenses • Piper Palin • Willow Palin • Essex House • state business • Women & Leadership Conference • Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation • National Governors Association

 Palin Billed 
 State to 
 Live at Home 

Gov. charged per diem home fee, and family got $43K in travel expenses

Sep 9, 08 3:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin charged the state of Alaska nearly $17,000 in per diem fees for 312 nights she spent at her Wasilla home, even though she had moved with her family to the state capitol of Juneau before the legislative session last year, reports the Washington Post. The state has... More »

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Juneau • Department of Commerce • Sarah Palin • Republican National Convention • Wasilla • Todd Palin • travel expenses • per diems • Kim Garnero

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