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Pence visit costs Billings $35K with no reimbursement in sight
Billings likely will end up covering the costs for Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the city Wednesday.
The visit cost the city roughly $35,000, the majority of that coming from police overtime and other operational costs, which totaled about $27,000.
Chris Kukulski, Billings city administrator, isn't anticipating getting any of it back from the Pence camp.
"I don't want to complain about it," Kukulski said. "It's a reality."
Read more: https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/pence-visit-costs-billings-k-with-no-reimbursement-in-sight/article_9d676519-6e41-55c0-8e7c-f66fe772e059.html