February 20, 2016

Missouri lawmakers' effort to win trust hurt by resignation

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri lawmakers' efforts to regain public trust have been hampered by the latest lawmaker resignation.

Republican Rep. Don Gosen, of Chesterfield, resigned Wednesday after acknowledging he had an affair.

His departure came amid a push to revamp ethics laws and change what a political scientist ...

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