Missouri House Speaker

An appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming former Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher retaliated against ex-House Clerk Dana Miller after she reported alleged misconduct. The court ruled Plocher lacked supervisory authority over Miller and could not discipline her, undermining her whistleblower claim.

The Republican from Lee’s Summit received 152 votes. His rival, state Rep. Justin Sparks, garnered only 10,

Nonpartisan staff in the legislative chamber work in "a culture of fear," Clerk Dana Miller said at a news conference at a Jefferson City courthouse.

Three more meetings this week follow a six-hour hearing focused on questioning members of Plocher’s inner circle.

Missouri's Republican House speaker is proposing a number of changes to how traffic violations are handled to address concerns raised by the fatal police…