Blue Cross Blue Shield contributes $10,000 to Richard

Speaker of the House Ron Richard, R-Joplin, who has a long record of large contributions from the insurance industry added another big one Friday.

A 48-hour report filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission indicates Blue Cross Blue Shield contributed $10,000 to Richard's campaign. Richard, who is prevented by term limits from running for another term in the House, is unopposed in his race for the 32nd District Senate seat currently held by Gary Nodler.