The Kansas City Star reports on compliance with a law governing lobbyist-funded travel provided to lawmakers. A 2006 law requiring lobbyists to receive permission before they can treat Missouri lawmakers to out-of-state junkets is widely being ignored, The Kansas City Star has found. As a result, lawmakers from both parties have taken dozens of trips […]
Category: Missouri
Missouri contribution limit moves ahead
Do you follow Missouri campaign finance law? Here’s the latest turn in the contribution limit saga. Missouri House members are pondering whether to undo their most recent change to the state’s campaign finance rules — a shift that supporters had touted just a few years ago as bringing accountability and transparency to Missouri political campaigns.
What’s next for Missouri ethics and lobbyist reforms?
The Columbia Missourian has the latest on ethics and lobbyist reforms in Missouri, including a proposed 2-year ban on lawmakers becoming lobbyists. [State Sen. Jason] Crowell, however, defended the measures taken by his amendment and said a “cooling off period” should be required before former legislators can become lobbyists. “You do not take pizza from […]