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Well, the House Ethics Committee probe into Speaker Plocher ended in the same manner that it began…a dumpster fire. 

“This deliberate dysfunction in the Senate is unfortunate for the people of Missouri and senators trying to do good work for the people back home,” said a governor's office statement.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The saga of Dean Plocher took another twist this week, with the House speaker’s leadership team circumventing the chamber’s rules to try to force the ethics

The saga of Dean Plocher took yet another twist this week, with the House speaker’s leadership team circumventing the chamber’s rules to try to force the ethics committee to hold a hearing. Plocher has been under investigation by the committee for months, and recently he and his allies have started demanding it convene and dismiss […] The post Amid Dean Plocher obstruction allegations, talk turns to fixes for House ethics rules appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The Missouri House passed a bill raising the threshold to pass citizen-led initiative petitions with "ballot candy," sending it back to the Senate.