by Marshall Griffin | Jul 27, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is not saying much about why he voted “no” on a bill that would create a code of conduct for members of the U.S. Supreme Court and their staff. But he did tell Missourinet he supports the idea of ethics standards for...
by Marshall Griffin | Jul 21, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Legislation to enforce ethical behavior on Supreme Court justices is moving forward in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, joined with nine fellow Republicans on the Senate Judiciary committee in voting “no” on a bill that would impose a code of...
by Jessica Machetta | Jan 14, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Secretary of State Jason Kander is proposing what he calls “new, sweeping legislation to improve Missouri’s worst-in-the-nation ethics and campaign finance laws and make Missouri a national leader in good government.” The measure is being sponsored by Rep....
by Mike Lear | Dec 10, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
State house Republicans are working on their version of ethics legislation. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has been talking about ethics legislation since August. He favors a bill that passed out of the 2010 legislative session, the language of which was thrown...
by Mike Lear | Nov 27, 2012 | News
House Democrats have announced they will file ethics and campaign finance reform legislation based on a bill that was unanimously approved by a bipartisan House committee in 2010. That bill, HB 2300, did not pass. It was replaced by what Democrats say was a weaker...