Haley Calls on MUSC Board to Pay for Expensive Meals, Hotels

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Gov. Nikki Haley thinks members of the board of the Medical University of South Carolina should pay for expensive meals and hotel stays during their meetings.
Haley spokeswoman Chaney Adams told The Post and Courier of Charleston the governor has already asked her appointee to the schools governing board to repay more than $20,000 he was reimbursed for the meals, wine and luxury hotel rooms. Adams says Dr. Harold Jablon has agreed to repay his share.
Adams said Haley wants other board members to do the same.
The newspaper reported that the MUSC board spent about $560,000 since 2011, largely on hotel rooms and food, at their six meetings per year in Charleston.
The chairman of the Board, Dr. Donald Johnson, has ordered a review of the board’s spending.