by Mike Lear | Feb 25, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The House Committee on General Laws spent an hour-and-a-half Tuesday afternoon hearing five different proposals that all take different approaches at ethics reform. Lawmakers left that hearing appearing to agree that ethics reform is needed. Governor Jay Nixon and...
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 admin | May 12, 2010 | Legislature
It appears that the rancor of last week has faded to the background and agreement has been reached on an ethics measure. Senate-House negotiators have emerged from a conference committee, in agreement on the framework within which an ethics reform measure can be...
by admin | May 10, 2010 | Legislature
An ethics bill returning to the Senate is difficult to recognize after the House loaded it down with numerous provisions unrelated to ethics. Still, the Senate sponsor sees something to work with in the much changed bill. Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, a...
by admin | Mar 5, 2010 | Legislature
An ethics bill has been filed in the House, but the road to passage in the House is far from completed. Rep. Kevin Wilson, a Republican from Neosho, has filed the bill as chairman of the special House committee reviewing ethics legislation this session. Most members...
