MOD.O.T. gets its funding from the Missouri legislature, not from the governor's office.
St. Louis and KC union bosses... are Democrats, and from the Democratic party comes their favors, and from the Democrat straight-ticket plantation multi-voter cometh the power of the MO Democratic party. They get a lot of help from southern MO "Poplar Bluff" rednecks who are genetically Democrat and who all too often fail to remember to protect their gun rights more than they protect their welfare checks.
His same Party Auditor (Margaret Kelly) pointed out the problems with MoDot and their spending habits. Johnny decided to declare a "Economic Emergency" regardless. He was Mo. Chief Executive Officer, he appoints Highway Commission members, (strangely, when he left and Carnahan came in, almost ALL of the Commission left and new were appointed).
In other words, you contend that as governor he had nothing to do with MoDot problems?