Lobbyists pay perks to area's lawmakers

Thursday, August 19, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Southeast Missouri lawmakers accepted more than $27,000 worth of freebies from registered lobbyists from the time the 92nd Missouri Legislature convened in January 2003 through July, according to disclosures filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

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