Nixon focuses on ethics in final State of the State speech

Thursday, January 21, 2016

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon made another push Wednesday night to tighten Missouri's ethics laws, delivering his final State of the State speech to a Republican-led Legislature under heightened scrutiny after scandals prompted the resignations of two lawmakers.

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