From the Beshear-Coleman campaign: VIDEO: Beshear Calls Out Bevin After Major Herald-Leader Investigation Into Secrecy of the Governor's Trips on State Plane
Andy Beshear is taking to social media to call on Matt Bevin to come clean about his extensive travel across the country on a taxpayer-funded state plane. This comes after an investigation from Lexington Herald-Leader found that Bevin took at least 67 trips to 29 states over two years but "rarely informs the public about the reasons for his travel, regardless of whether it is for economic development, policy discussions or personal vacations."
The Herald-Leader investigation added that "such secrecy is unusual among governors" and "without that basic information about each flight, the public has no way to verify that Bevin has properly reimbursed the state for his personal use of state-owned aircraft."Andy Beshear said in the new video: "After Matt Bevin insulted Kentuckians by saying his secret flights on a state plane were 'none of their business,' an investigation proved he's taken at least 67 trips to nearly 30 states. Folks, this is YOUR plane & YOUR business. It's time for this governor to give YOU answers."