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  Mo. Lt. Gov. Kinder rewards employees while colleagues do political work
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Last EditedRBH  Sep 29, 2008 11:49am
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MediaNewspaper - St. Louis Post Dispatch
News DateMonday, September 29, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIn June 2006, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's chief of staff received an e-mail with some good news about his financial future.

Eric Feltner was about to get a 50 percent raise.

Feltner had not been promoted. Instead, he was being rewarded because a co-worker was taking an unpaid leave to do political work. Kinder decided to split the paycheck of the departed worker between Feltner and another employee. For Feltner, it meant an extra $500 per week.

The practice has been repeated in each of the last three years: One employee leaves for a few months to work for Kinder's political allies, and others in Kinder's office earn a windfall.

The budget shifting has allowed some of Kinder's employees to make upwards of $7,000 a year, in addition to their state-published salary.
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