JEFFERSON CITY — With three former Missouri House members convicted of felony crimes and a former House speaker under a federal grand jury investigation, legislative leaders and the governor had made ethics a top priority for the session. But even though a House committee passed an amended ethics bill Tuesday, some reform sponsors say the bill faces an uncertain future going forward.
Despite big talk in January, ethics legislation might be stalled
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CDT
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