Elected officials across Massachusetts state government were treated to thousands of dollars’ worth of trips this summer on other organizations’ dimes, including an excursion to St. Thomas in the Caribbean, according to ethics records released to the Herald this week.

The documents are the latest example of lawmakers, constitutional officers, and government officials scoring different experiences because of their public positions. A series of procurement card reports from last fiscal year documented taxpayer spending on various lodging and trips.

A batch of ethics disclosures from August and September showed elected officials also took part in a trip to Dublin that was partially paid for by a cultural organization and a trip to Florida covered by a business marketing its wares to state l

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