Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s travel expenses add up
Since taking office, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has spent $273K on trips, many promoting the state and attempting to lure business and jobs to the Sooner State.
BY MEGAN ROLLAND AND PHILLIP O’CONNOR •
Modified: October 13, 2012 at 9:52 pm • Published: October 14, 2012
She traveled to energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens’ Texas ranch to relax, to Arizona for college football bowl games and Ireland for her daughter’s wedding.
She flew to England to tout the state’s aerospace industry, Detroit to lobby for compressed natural gas vehicles and Williamsburg, Va., where she was named the vice chairwoman of the National...