Nixon signs bill tightening loose ethics laws
Friday, April 15, 2016
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday signed the first ethics bill to reach his desk since sexually charged scandals last year led two members of the Legislature to leave office and spurred a drive to tighten the state's loose laws on the conduct of lawmakers.
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