"It's just a technical violation"

The Missouri Ethics Commission is unlikely to take any action against The National Republican Governors Association for making a $600,000 contribution to Congressman Kenny Hulshof's gubernatorial campaign two days before contribution limits were repealed, according to an Associated Press article:

A report by the Republican Governors Association Missouri 2008 Political Action Committee shows it made the contribution to Hulshof on Aug. 26, two days before Missouri's contribution limits were repealed.

A Hulshof spokesman says the check arrived by mail on Aug. 28.

Missouri's old limits applied both to those who made contributions and those who received them.

The Missouri Ethics Commission's campaign finance director says a committee that made a large contribution right before Aug. 28 may have technically violated the law. But Joe Carroll says the commission isn't likely to take action against such groups.