Tag archive for ‘corruption’
Missouri Republican Party calls for investigation into Nixon job-for-votes scandal
May 8, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Republican Party yesterday sent letters to the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, the Cole County Prosecutor, and the Missouri Ethics Commission requesting an immediate investigation into allegations of bribery of lawmakers by Gov. Nixon and his staff. The Party also asked the Missouri Attorney General to appoint a special [...]
MRP Statement on Nixon’s attempt to bribe lawmakers
May 7, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY— In response to press reports that the Nixon administration was caught attempting to buy multiple lawmakers’ votes yesterday, David Cole, Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, issued the following statement: “Jay Nixon has a history of rewarding his campaign supporters with plum government positions and doling out extremely lucrative legal work to his top [...]
Get Used To This, Missourians – “No Comment”!
November 20, 2008
When MRP pointed out that Jay Nixon’s first cabinet pick was a lobbyist with a vested interest, one news outlet took the information seriously…