Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Jetton schedules news conference to respond to Kinder, Steelman

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix reports Speaker of the House Rod Jetton has scheduled a Thursday news conference to respond to calls issued by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and State Treasurer Sarah Steelman to make it illegal for state legislators to act as political consultants:

State House Speaker Rod Jetton just e-mailed an announcement that he’ll hold a news conference on Thursday “in response to Lt. Governor Peter Kinder’s recent accusations…”

Jetton said that at Thursday’s event, he will ”make a statement and answer any questions pertaining to the validity of the claims.”

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