Speaker of the House receives $1,700 in sports tickets, gifts from lobbyists during three-week period

Speaker of the House Tim Jones (R-Eureka, I've found someone else who will give me a freebie) spent three weeks watching Missouri's top athletic events, but didn't spend a dime of his own money in doing so.

Missouri Ethics Commission online records show that Jones, who has made public education a target for the 2013 legislative session, needs to brush up on his own education, including the part that talks about avoiding the appearance of impropriety.

During a three-week period between September 28 and October 19, Jones accepted more than $1,700 worth of sports tickets, parking passes, and meals at sporting events. On September 28, a lobbyist for Anheuser-Busch paid for $880 worth of entertainment at Busch Stadium, according to the Ethics Commission documents.

Documents posted this morning on the Ethics Commission website, shows the pattern continuing in October.

AT&T lobbyist Craig Unruh spent $60 for a St. Louis Cardinals ticket for Jones on October 8 and $5 for a meal.

John Bardgett, who always hides just what special interest is being represented by listing his firm, Bardgett and Associates, is down for three freebies- $72.50 for another Cardinals ticket on October 8, the same day Unruh was buying Jones a ticket, $97 for a Cardinals playoff ticket Oct. 18 and the same amount the following day.

In between watching those Cardinals game, Jones apparently took in an MU football game, courtesy of five tickets and parking passes, totaling $390 from Ameren UE lobbyist Matthew Forck.

So far this year, Jones has taken $2,694.34 in lobbyists' gifts, according to the Ethics Commission documents.

Of course, with his high moral character and reputation for integrity, no one could ever believe that Tim Jones could be influenced by a steady flow of freebies from special interests.

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The page is entitled "Jovan Belcher RIP: Once a Chief, Always a Chief," and begins with this statement:

This page is to remember Jovan. PLEASE do not come on here with hatred and disrespect I understand what he did was wrong but have respect please. I am also making a memory page for his girlfriend as soon as I get her name. Thank you. condolences to the families.

At the least, this appears to be a bit misguided.

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Reportedly, Belcher, 25, murdered Miss Perkins this morning, and then shot himself to death in the parking lot at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Online information indicates that Ms. Perkins is the mother of Belcher's three-month-old child.

Reports have swirled this morning about Jovan Belcherallegedly murdering his girlfriend, allegedly a woman namedKasandra Perkins, then turning the gun on himself. Well, now the latest rumor to run through the Web is that the linebacker and girlfriend welcomed a baby just three months ago. All parts of this story have been unconfirmed by authorities and the Kansas City Chiefs, however. 
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This is obviously not a professional reporter doing the accompanying video, but is indicative of how quickly the information is getting out.

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The player then drove to a location near the team's main campus and took his own life. Per the Kansas City Star, members of the team's staff tried to stop the player from committing any other acts of violence before the player turned a gun on himself. The Chiefs' Arrowhead practice facility was evacuated and is currently on police lockdown.After speaking with Kansas City police, Albert Breer of the NFL Network reported that the mother of the murdered woman called police and told them that her daughter had been shot. Police arrived at the Chiefs' facility only to find the player in question in the parking lot with a gun to his head. As one officer got out of his car, he heard a gunshot. The player was later pronounced dead. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports said that Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel were among the team employees in the vicinity.

The name of the player has not been released pending notification of his family.

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The shooting occurred at 7:50 a.m. local time at the team's facility near Arrowhead Stadium, Childs said. She said police know the name of the player, but declined to release his name since the shooting was still under investigation.Police also said another shooting off-site was linked to the shooting.