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Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 10:20:02 GMT -6
Gowan repaid House $12K for erroneous travel, per diem paymentsArizona House Speaker David Gowan last month repaid the state more than $12,000 for mileage reimbursements he claimed for trips that he took in state vehicles and for days he claimed to work but did not. Gowan repaid the travel reimbursement money after the Arizona Capitol Times published a Jan. 8 article detailing the increase of state fleet vehicle use by top Republican lawmakers and their staff. The speaker declined to comment on the issue. House Republican caucus spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said after the Capitol Times published its investigation into Gowan and other lawmakers’ use of state fleet vehicles, the speaker instructed House staff to comb through his personal mileage reimbursement claims and cross reference those records with his fleet vehicle use to look for any travel reimbursements. On Jan. 12, Gowan wrote a personal check to repay the state for the travel reimbursements and per diem payments he should not have claimed. Read more: azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/02/24/gowan-repaid-house-12k-for-erroneous-travel-per-diem-payments/
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