Kinder to reimburse state for hotel costs

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2/18/2011: Radio Story - Documents obtained by KMOX indicate Gov. Jay Nixon has billed other state agencies almost $400,000 for his flights on taxpayer-funded airplanes.

3/29/2011: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House strips Gov. Nixon of additional travel funds as they passed the 2012 budget.

Intro:	Just one month after KMOX broke the story of Missouri's governor's flight costs, the state's second-in-command faces criticism over billing taxpayers for hotel costs.
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Wrap: Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder tells reporters he'll pay the state back more than $35,000 for staying in St. Louis area hotels.

The stays date back to 2006.

St. Louis Democratic Representative Jamilah Nasheed says Kinder is right to pay back taxpayers.

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Description: "At the end of the day politics is perception. Even though that may have been legal, the perception of government spending for personal use is not acceptable."

Nasheed has pushed to strip money from Gov. Nixon's travel budget.

Last week the House passed its version of the budget which included a half million dollar cut to Nixon's travel.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Emily Kissee.

Intro:	Another Missouri lawmaker is under scrutiny for high travelling expenses.
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Wrap: After spending more than $35,000 on St. Louis area hotels, Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder says he will pay the state back using campaign funds.

Kinder's travelling dates back to 2006.

Missouri's Democratic Party Executive Director Matt Teter says Kinder's spending needs to be evaulated by taxpayers.

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Description: "I think that at this point the taxpayers need to do a strong evaluation on Peter Kinder and really ask themselves if they're willing to pay for his extravagant lifestyle they are flipping the bill for."

Kinder's spending comes only a month after it was revealed Governor Jay Nixon has billed $400 thousand to state angencies to cover his flight costs.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Emily Kissee.

Intro:	High travelling expenses on the state's dollar have led another Missouri lawmaker to be under scrutiny.
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Wrap: Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder charged more than $35,000 in St. Louis hotel costs since 2006.

Kinder says he'll campaign funds to pay the state back and all stays related to official business.

Kinder's travelling dates back to 2006.

Just last week the House passed its version of the budget which included a half million dollar cut to Nixon's travel.

Nixon spent more than $400 thousand on flights which were billed to state departments.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Emily Kissee.