Bryant spends $130,000 less on travel than Haley Barbour
That passenger sitting next to you on your next commercial flight might be Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.
The first-term governor’s spending on travel in his first full budget year was about $130,000 less than that of his predecessor, former Gov. Haley Barbour, in his last full budget year as he made many out-of-state trips while exploring the possibility of a 2012 presidential run.
In addition to selling the state’s jet for $2 million, Bryant has taken approximately five commercial flights as a means to cut back on travel expenses since taking office in January 2012.
“Not only has he ridden commercial, but he has raised private dollars to pay for the travel and not at the expense of the taxpayers,” Bryant’s spokesman Mick Bullock said.
Clarion Ledger
8/10/13
Magnolia Tribune
