Incoming governors would have to disclose inaugural contributions

February 21, 2001
By: Cara Karunaratne
State Capital Bureau

Future governors would need to disclose more about inaugural contributions under a bill being considered by the Missouri House.

Cara Karunaratne has more from Jefferson City.

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The bill would make incoming governors release all contributions collected for inaugurations.

Republican Representative Jim Crowell says he also wants detailed accounts of all campaign contributions.

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Contents: Jim Crowell says the governor owes it to the taxpayer to disclose all expenditures.

Governor Holden spent more than one million dollars on this year's inauguration...the most expensive gubernatorial inauguration in the state's history.

From Jefferson City, I'm Cara Karunaratne, KMOX News.


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