Judge: Nixon staff need not testify before ID panel

Friday, June 28, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A judge spared subpoenaed members of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's administration from testifying before a Missouri House panel Thursday as top Republican lawmakers suggested the governor was trying to stonewall an investigation into whether officials are trying to comply with a federal proof-of-identity law.

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