steve s
13th September 2008, 06:45 PM
I looked for other threads on this but didn't see any.
By Associated Press
4:23 PM CDT, September 10, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has charged her state a daily allowance, normally used for official travel, for more than 300 nights spent at her home, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
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Per diem payments are meant for meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business. State officials told The Post her claims — nearly $17,000 over 19 months — were permitted because her "duty station" is Juneau, the capital, and she was in Wasilla 600 miles away.
Palin spends little time at the governor's mansion in Juneau, especially when the Legislature if out of session, and instead prefers to live in Wasilla and commute to her office in Anchorage.
Link (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-palin-travel-expenses,0,2226486.story)
I can understand her not wanting to live in the governor's mansion, but she shouldn't be charging the taxpayers for her decision to live at home. Their getting hit twice, paying for both the upkeep of the mansion and paying her per diems. If this is reform, count me out.
Steve S
By Associated Press
4:23 PM CDT, September 10, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has charged her state a daily allowance, normally used for official travel, for more than 300 nights spent at her home, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
[snip]
Per diem payments are meant for meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business. State officials told The Post her claims — nearly $17,000 over 19 months — were permitted because her "duty station" is Juneau, the capital, and she was in Wasilla 600 miles away.
Palin spends little time at the governor's mansion in Juneau, especially when the Legislature if out of session, and instead prefers to live in Wasilla and commute to her office in Anchorage.
Link (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-palin-travel-expenses,0,2226486.story)
I can understand her not wanting to live in the governor's mansion, but she shouldn't be charging the taxpayers for her decision to live at home. Their getting hit twice, paying for both the upkeep of the mansion and paying her per diems. If this is reform, count me out.
Steve S