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Cabinet members who want to be governor frequent fliers on state planes

by Dara Kam | June 25th, 2009

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum, both running for governor, have racked up hundreds of hours on state planes, including side trips to their hometowns, according to a report by the Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau.

Taxpayers have spent more than $400,000 on Democrat Sink’s air travel since she took office in 2007, the report found. Republican McCollum’s total came to far less but he often orders an empty plane at extra cost to the state to ferry him from the Sanford airport 13 miles from his home.

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2 Responses to “Cabinet members who want to be governor frequent fliers on state planes”

  1. ginalina Says:

    And here I am a single mother working two jobs and when I went to the state for help with at least food stamps and health care for my son I was denied because I made $50.00 more than the limit.
    Politicians have no morals! It’s time for Americans to have our voices heard and listened to!

  2. kpoche Says:

    This is the time to start writing to Crist & Obama! These government officials need to learn to drive a car whenever possible, take the train or fly in a regular airplane just like everyone else! Nine times out of ten, most people wouldn’t know if they were sitting next to the Governer of Florida or a business man from Baton rouge!

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