Audit finds former Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s state flights often lacked public purpose ^37.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Jason Hancock - 7/2/2026, 8:01 PM

Negativity Bias 49.1% - Biased Writer Voice 19.9% - Self-Serving Bias 9.8%

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... more