Hunter Reaction
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
An influential State House member says his job working for a state business group is not a conflict of interest. As we told you yesterday, missouri state representative steve hunter is chairman of the house workforce development and workplace safety committee, a panel that hears numerous bills relating to business. The Joplin Republican is also working as a membership recruiter for the associated industries of Missouri. Hunter says there`s no conflict of interest with being a lawmaker. Hunter says he gained approval from the Missouri Ethics Commission. The commission says its alright to have the job as long as hunter does not personally lobby fellow lawmakers.
Reported By: Tiffany Alaniz
