Board May Review Per Diem Practices; Accountability Panel Member Wants Staff Report

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Madison - The practice of lawmakers' spending campaign funds on the same day they claim a daily allowance from the state for living expenses is likely to be reviewed by the Government Accountability Board when it takes power early next year.

Board member David G. Deininger, a former Court of Appeals judge who served in the Assembly, said he will ask for a staff review of the practice when the new board formally assumes jurisdiction from the now-separate state Ethics and Elections boards.

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Board May Review Per Diem Practices; Accountability Panel Member Wants Staff Report

The Journal Sentinel reported on Sunday that during the 2005- '06 election cycle, some legislators wrote off meals, hotels, re...

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