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Long- Thompson Questions Governor Daniels' Travel Expenses

By Scott Sarvay
June 18, 2010 Updated Sep 8, 2008 at 6:33 PM EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The democratic candidate for governor is asking her opponent to stop campaigning on the taxpayer's dime. Making a stop at Fort Wayne International Airport this afternoon. Jill Long Thompson is asking Governor Mitch Daniels for a full disclosure of this travel expenses. Long- Thompson says Daniels is using state aircraft not only for campaigning but for personal use as well. Long- Thompson says, “it is unconscionable that when Hoosier families are facing, lost jobs, and lost income, and are working so hard to pay taxes that we would have a Governor that uses state airplanes, and travel at the taxpayers expense from a vacation home in West Virginia to a regatta to hand out a trophy in the southern part of the state or to take state planes to travel to political events.” Long- Thompson went on to say she is giving Daniels 48-hours to release his travel records before her campaign will file a public records request as well as file a complaint with the state's Inspector General's Office. When called for a response Cam Savage, a spokesman for the Mitch Daniels Campaign says that it is just another negative campaign attempt to bolster Long- Thompson numbers in the poll. What are your thoughts on this story? CLICK HERE to leave us "Your 2 Cents."



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