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June 3, 2019Jefferson City, MO | By: AP
The Missouri Constitution forbids lawmakers from accepting free lobbyist meals worth more than $5 unless the lawmakers are official speakers at the dinner.
It also prohibits them from taking free tickets to St. Louis Cardinals or Kansas City Royals baseball games unless they're throwing out the first pitch.
The Missouri Ethics Commission outlined those exceptions along with various others Monday as it released a series of interpretations about what state lawmakers and their staff can and can't do under the so-called Clean Missouri amendment approved by voters in 2018.
In general, the commission says it's OK for lawmakers to receive some items above the $5 gift limit if they are performing an official duty or service.
A spokesman for Clean Missouri says that could be abused.
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