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Sun Mar 25, 2018, 10:26 AM Mar 2018

With Greitens' fate uncertain, Missouri lawmakers return to Capitol with much to do

JEFFERSON CITY -- Tax cuts. More charter schools. Curbing lawsuits against businesses. Toughening rules for labor unions. Reworking regulations on utilities. Balancing Missouri’s $28 billion budget.

And possibly even the governor's impeachment.

The House and Senate reconvene Monday afternoon for the second half of the 2018 legislative session, and Republican lawmakers have an ambitious list of goals they hope to complete before they adjourn for the year on May 18.

But hanging over legislative proceedings is the uncertain fate of Gov. Eric Greitens, who is being investigated by at least three government agencies and faces a felony charge of invasion of privacy in St. Louis.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article206595919.html

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