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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 House Ethics Committee investigation of Speaker Dean Plocher reminds me of the recent history of speakers who ended their time in office under a legal or ethical cloud. As The Independent has reported, Plocher sought House reimbursement for travel that had been covered by campaign funds. And he pressured House staff to go around the normal contract bidding process in […] The post Capitol Perspectives: Recognizing when it’s time to go appeared first on Missouri Independent.
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.
Private attorneys hired by the top Republican in the Missouri House demanded Tuesday that the ethics investigation into their client be formally dismissed.
Private attorneys hired by the top Republican in the Missouri House demanded on Tuesday that the ethics investigation into their client be formally dismissed.