By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s powerful House speaker. The House Ethics Committee voted 7-2 on Monday to dismiss the complaint against Republican Speaker Dean Plocher. One Democrat voted present. Plocher was accused of misusing taxpayer dollars, using his influence
A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri's powerful House speaker
Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s powerful House speaker. The House Ethics Committee voted 7-2 on Monday to dismiss the complaint against Republican Speaker Dean Plocher. One Democrat voted present. Plocher was accused of misusing taxpayer dollars, using his influence
(The Center Square) – As the ethics investigation of Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, continues, there are parallels to the investigation of Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan, a Missouri political science professor says. By a 6-2 vote on April 15, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee rejected a draft report on two separate allegations involving Plocher. The first was receiving $3,998 in reimbursements that were expenses paid for by his campaign, but Plocher repaid...
(The Center Square) – After the Missouri House Ethics Committee voted to dismiss a complaint against him, Speaker Dean Plocher, R-St. Louis, said many attempted to discredit him. “We now know that it's the bureaucrats in the House that attempted a coup by trying to target the speaker’s office, hoping to displace and overthrow duly elected officials for control of the legislature and giving great influence to the lobbyists and special interests,” Plocher, a candidate for the GOP...
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CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Representative Richard Nagbe Koon (District #11, Montserrado County) has clarified that he has no plans to challenge Speaker Koffa for his position. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected] Rep. Koon, a prominent member of the ruling Unity Party, narrowly lost to Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa of the opposition Coalition for Democratic []
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