Editorial: Speaker's investments cry out for Missouri ethics laws
Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch - stltoday.com
Looking for a clue why the Missouri Legislature won't even consider ethics legislation this year?
Look no further than the campaign finance reports of Speaker of the House Steve Tilley, a Republican from Perryville, who until last year had set his sights on higher office.
When Mr. Tilley announced last fall that he no longer was running for lieutenant governor, his Friends of Tilley campaign account was stocked with more than $1 million in cash, a testament to his ability to shake the political money tree.
So what did he plan to do with all that cash?
He bought a bank.
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