State Auditor And Highway Commission Chief At Odds Over Commission’s Future

The new Chairman of the State Highway Commission is not happy with comments by State Auditor Claire McCaskill saying the Transportation Director should be fired and the Highway Commission dissolved. Barry Orscheln says they are just remarks by someone trying to get elected Governor. McCaskill denies the remarks are politically motivated. There’s speculation McCaskill will announce a run for the Governor’s office. That announcement could come next month.