travel

Airport officials: travel though Lambert going smoothly so far

Julie Bierach — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:28:32 +0000

On this day before Thanksgiving, a constant, steady flow of passengers are making their way through Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

Airport officials say about 23,000 passengers are going through checkpoints today.

Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge says so far the busy travel day has gone smoothly. She says one reason why is because children under 12 years old do not have to remove their shoes when they go through airport security.

McCaskill sells private plane

The Associated Press — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:53:21 +0000

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri has sold a private plane she co-owns with her husband, months after her use of it for official business and failure to pay back taxes created a political headache.

Kinder repays Mo. additional money

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:55:07 +0000

Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has reimbursed the state another $1,889, after an audit found that he owed additional money for hotel expenses.

The new payment comes on top of a $52,300 check that Kinder wrote the state in April. His campaign attorney said the original payment roughly equaled Kinder's instate hotel reimbursements but was intended to cover any potentially questionable expenses.

Kinder pays Mo. more than $50K for questionable expense reimbursements

The Associated Press — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:33:54 +0000

Updated 5:42 p.m. to reflect that the state has received Kinder's check:

Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has paid the state $52,320 to cover any potentially questionable expense reimbursements during his term in office.

Kinder wrote the check from his personal funds - a change of plans from when he announced earlier this month that his campaign would pay the state $35,050 to cover St. Louis area hotel stays cited in a story by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Auditor Schweich raises concerns over Mo. Gov. Nixon's travel costs

The Associated Press — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:37:35 +0000

Another auditor is criticizing Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's administration for billing a state agency over travel costs.

The audit released Thursday by Republican Auditor Tom Schweich found $1,630 was charged to the Division of Workforce Development, in the Department of Economic Development. Nixon and a labor department official promoted a program administered by the workforce division. The audit said documents for the flight showed no division staff came along.