Georgia state lawmakers have been spending nearly $200,000 in taxpayer-funded flights, WSBTV reports:
State rules allow the flights for state business. But Channel 2 investigative reporter Jodie Fleischer discovered some state officials also use the planes as a taxi service, avoiding the congested commute to Atlanta to board the flight.
Channel 2 Action News spent months reviewing state records and found nearly 550 flights with no passengers on board, costing more than $185,000.
Board members for the Georgia Department of Transportation are frequent fliers.