This month, numerous lawmakers have proposed bills that they say would fix ethical inadequacies in state government. Several lawmakers said their efforts are also a response to the forced resignations of three lawmakers this year. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader ...

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Two Missouri state representatives proposed legislation today aimed at changing disclosure requirements, placing restrictions on “pay to play” legislating and altering the state’s campaign finance system. State Reps. Tim Flook, R-Liberty, and Jason Kander, D-Kansas City, went over the key ...

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The House Judiciary chairman expects the House next year won’t give floor time to an amendment to change the Nonpartisan Court Plan. Rep. Bryan Stevenson expects the fight to shift instead to an initiative petition drive. For the past two ...

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Send help. Six attorneys who are politicians sent that message to attorneys today at a session on politics at the Missouri Bench and Bar meeting. “At noon, a third legislator will plead guilty to some allegation and it’s a very ...

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Shughart adds two shareholders in K.C. Shughart Thomson & Kilroy has elected two attorneys as new shareholders in its Kansas City office. Travis L. Salmon practices in business litigation with an emphasis in complex commercial litigation. Salmon is a former ...

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