GOP Guv Spent Millions in Tax Dollars on Governor’s Mansion Upgrades

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GOP Guv Spent Millions in Tax Dollars on Governor’s Mansion Upgrades
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Tate Reeves has spent millions updating the governor’s mansion in Mississippi—including tens of thousands on lemon trees and a meditation garden.

show another $168,000 in updates, including for a new gas range, multiple 15-inch “undercounter/freestanding nugget ice machine[s] with drain pump,” and a microwave and mini-fridge “for security area.” Last year, the foundation put another $219,095 into renovations.

The living area updates also mention asbestos, a carcinogen formerly used in insulation. One $49,480 expense item includes “the removal of all asbestos flooring” in the living quarters, among a litany of other highly detailed improvements. Another $11,865 item reveals costs to “correct elevator code violations” and repair the mansion’s dumbwaiter.

Reeves appears to have used about $120,000 in state funds to renovate the mansion’s family living quarters, across three projects, state records show. Those projects included steps “To allow for accommodations for a larger family” , “renovations to the old media room,” “closets,” and installing bookshelves and carpeting.

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