Political fallout varies when lawmakers drink and drive

Sunday, November 4, 2007 | 6:13 p.m. CST; updated 1:48 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

JEFFERSON CITY — The request to former state Attorney General John Ashcroft from then-state Sen. Ralph Uthlaut Jr. was clear: Are Missouri lawmakers immune from arrest for drunken driving and other traffic violations?

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