Missouri lawmaker won't resign over calls to radio show
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Democratic Missouri state lawmaker said he won’t step down despite facing backlash for repeatedly calling into a radio program whose host has been criticized for comments denounced as racist and offensive.
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