Indiana Secretary of State Morales Leads $97K Official Travel Spending in 2025 Fiscal Year

Indiana state officials, including Governor Mike Braun and Secretary of State Diego Morales, reported nearly $97,000 in taxpayer-funded travel expenses for the 2025 fiscal year. Morales led the group with nearly $33,000 in expenses, including trips to international conferences and visits to Chicago and Puerto Rico, with controversy arising over undisclosed funding sources for some overseas trips. Morales reimbursed the state for one international trip and stated other trips were paid for personally or by a conservative group. Braun's reported travel expenses totaled about $7,800, largely for in-state visits and included notable costs like state police helicopter flights. The travel spending disclosures are a result of a new state law requiring annual reporting on official travel expenditures, enacted after scrutiny of Morales' overseas trips. Reporting varied among officials, with some providing detailed trip descriptions and others listing only general "official business" expenses.