Audit finds former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s state flights often lacked a public purpose

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,436

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Former Gov. Mike Parson’s office spent $375,000 flying him around on state aircraft without keeping flight records showing why, and for a third of those flights auditors could not identify any state business purpose.

That finding anchors a closeout audit of the governor’s office released Thursday by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, which gave the office a “fair” rating — the second-lowest on the auditor’s four-point scale — and faulted Parson’s administration for improper payments …

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