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Ben DeMeyer (DEE-my-er) has more from Jefferson City
The legislation in question would immediately benefit one Missouri developer, and reports that the Speaker personally drafted the legislation may have surfaced after a confidentiality breach.
House Chief Clerk Adam Crumbliss says the investigation involves a staffer who may have reported the Speaker's actions to another representative.
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Crumbliss says he is obligated to conduct an investigation if there is reason to believe any House staff leaked confidential information.
From the state capitol, this is Ben DeMeyer.
Intro: A staff member for the Missouri House is under investigation for a possible confidentiality breach which sparked reports of the House Speaker's involement with a Missouri developer.
Ben DeMeyer (DEE-my-er) has more Jefferson City.
The alleged breach gave rise to the report that the House Speaker pushed a peice of special interest legislation under the nose of the state legislature.
Adam Crumbliss, Chief Clerk for the House, is conducting the investigation into a conversation between a house staffer and the representative that leaked information on the Speaker's involvement, but gave no comment on that issue.
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| Description: You won't garner any statements also from us relating to what is currently in the headlines relating to Speaker Jetton and Representative Wood. |
The Speaker continues to refuse comment on this issue.
From the state capitol, this is Ben DeMeyer.