State employees frequently travel abroad
Hundreds of state workers from at least 42 agencies have traveled abroad
Hundreds of state employees have traveled abroad, from Abu Dhabi to Winnipeg, on the taxpayers’ tab and oversight of such travel appears lax even as agency budgets have been cut.
State records show that from fiscal year 2004 through early this year, more than 300 employees or elected officials from at least 42 agencies have traveled outside the continental United States. Some have made several trips, and the travel spans the globe.
Many state officials appear to favor beautiful resort areas when they travel outside the continental U.S. on the taxpayers’ dime. They’ve been to Maui, Waikiki Beach and Honolulu in Hawaii; Montego Bay, Jamaica; the U.S. Virgin Islands; Rome and Paris.
Sun Herald
6/16/12
Magnolia Tribune
