January 20, 2016

Nixon focuses on ethics in final State of the State speech

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon made another push Wednesday night to tighten Missouri's ethics laws, delivering his final State of the State speech to a Republican-led Legislature under heightened scrutiny following scandals that prompted the resignations of two lawmakers.

Nixon, who leaves office in January 2017 ...

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