Political fallout varies when lawmakers drink and drive

Monday, November 5, 2007

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The request to former state attorney general John Ashcroft from then-state senator Ralph Uthlaut Jr. was clear: Are Missouri lawmakers immune from arrest for drunken driving and other traffic violations?

To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.