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Chris Slusser, Madison County treasurer, defeated County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler after a contentious campaign.
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Astrophysicist and author Erika Nesvold spoke with host Elaine Cha before a live audience at the McDonnell Planetarium as part of Missouri Humanities’ keynote event.
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Kurt Prenzler says he “reconsidered” his opinion on the issue of accepting campaign donations from donors, an issue that has been hotly debated in the Republican primary race for Madison County Board chairman.
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Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, faced criticism last year for unsuccessfully pushing the House to purchase a software system from a private company over the objections of nonpartisan legislative staff. Meetings his office helped arrange with an Oklahoma company last month are drawing comparisons.
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The proposed change would expand the scope of citizen-initiated amendments to allow for changes to a requirement that candidates for state offices must file statements of economic interest.
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Leaders of a bipartisan Missouri House committee investigating Speaker Dean Plocher over allegations of misconduct said Monday that there is no timetable for when the inquiry will conclude.
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Plocher’s hold on his speakership remains tenuous and his campaign for lieutenant governor is now considered a longshot. His top legislative staff are gone, either fired or resigned in the wake of the scandals. But the impact of the ethics probe is playing out in more subtle ways in the Missouri House.
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The censure follows an investigation finding that Prenzler gave cards with a list of his accomplishments and links to his political campaign fundraising website to a vendor working at the county administration building last fall.
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The sometimes controversial Kurt Prenzler blames the probe on politics in a reelection year. The GOP chairman is accused of handing out campaign cards, touting his political accomplishments, while on the job.
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Public records show the Missouri House spent $60,000 of taxpayer money renovating the speaker’s office — including $29,000 on new furniture like a leather sofa and new fridge. At the same time, other legislative offices remain inaccessible to constituents with disabilities.