Palin children's travel expenses draw official complaint in Alaska
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By Kyle Hopkins | Anchorage Daily News
A new complaint accuses Gov. Sarah Palin of breaking state ethics rules by charging the state for her kids' airline tickets to various events.
Frank Gwartney, a retired electrical power lineman from Anchorage, filed the complaint with the attorney general Friday. The state Personnel Board -- which is currently investigating the governor's firing of her former public safety officer -- will review this accusation too.
"It's just such a blatant misuse of state money," Gwartney said Wednesday.
Palin's office says the state considers the kids' publicly funded travel as official First Family business and that Palin only takes her kids to events they're invited to.
The Washington Post and Daily News reported in early September that the state has spent tens of thousands of dollars on Palin family travel. The topic grabbed headlines again last week when The Associated Press reported that the state paid $21,000 for commercial flights for Palin's daughters.
Some event organizers were surprised to see the children arrive, or agreed to a request from the governor to allow them to attend, the AP reported.
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