Analysis: Months of work by Missouri lawmakers end in chaos

Sunday, May 17, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Legislature crumbled in the days before the deadline to pass bills, stunted by gridlock in the Senate and the resignation of House Speaker John Diehl after he admitted to exchanging sexually charged text messages with an intern.

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