Local lawmakers oppose state park plan; allege improper spending

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

A majority of Missouri House members, including three Southeast Missouri lawmakers, oppose plans for a new state park. They want the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to sell 4,200 acres of wilderness and farmland in southern Missouri they contend was purchased improperly.

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