The Missouri Times Booted from Press Corps Over Publisher’s $50K Payment in Greitens Case

Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2018 9:45 am

Allison Kite | Kansas City Star

The Missouri Times was removed from the Missouri Capitol News Association on Monday and may lose its office in the Statehouse after its owner and publisher gave $50,000 to a lawyer representing the ex-husband of the woman with whom Gov. Eric Greitens had an affair.

Members of the organization voted 7-0 to expel the newspaper.

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The Missouri Times Booted from Press Corps Over Publisher’s $50K Payment in Greitens Case

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