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12/1/2009 - Ethics reform will be big issue in upcoming legislative session:
Sen. Shields said he drafted the bill as a direct response to the illegal actions of former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City, and former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis County, and former Rep. T.D. El-Amin, D-St. Louis City.  The three legislators resigned their positions after being found guilty of violating federal law.
9/24/2009 - Underlying issues suspected in recent Missouri legislator indictments:
Warren said the situation leads him to wonder how political the indictments of Democrats like Senator Jeff Smith and Representative Steve Brown are.
9/24/2009 - Rep. El-Amin pleads guilty to bribery:
But Senate Pro-Tem Charlie Shields says that because of indicted legislators like Jeff Smith, Steve Brown and most recently T.D. El-Amin, ethics within the state government are questionable.
9/14/2009 - Supreme Court files motion to suspend license of Steve Brown:
Brown resigned from the Missouri House of Representatives last month after pleading guilty to federal obstruction of justice charges relating to the unsuccessful congressional race of former state Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City.
8/31/2009 - Beetle-mania:
Yes, possibly more noticeable than any other item, one can't help but notice the two to three traps with a rat-looking symbol that complement each entrance to the Capitol. As the traps appeared soon before the indictment of former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City, and former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis County, perhaps the traps are a practical joke. A warning to the other "rats" in the Capitol.
5/7/2009 - Debate over stimulus funds rages in Senate:
While Bartle criticized government intervention in business, Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City, said government regulation could have helped prevent the mortgage crisis.
4/9/2009 - Disagreements over tax credits split Republican state senators:
Griesheimer's legislation is not only opposed by Republicans. Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, has said he would filibuster the bill for capping historic preservation tax credits.
4/9/2009 - Senate sees back-to-back rounds of mudslinging :
Watching from the sideline, St. Louis Democratic Senator Jeff Smith said he is disheartened to see mudslinging -- even when it comes from two members of the opposition party. 
4/28/2009 - Wrongfully Accused Fathers To Get State Help? :
St. Louis City Senator Jeff Smith is the sponsor.
3/31/2009 - Lawmakers seek to crack down on sex offenders:
After concerns were raised by Sens. Rita Days, D-Normandy, and Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City, that the bill didn't include a provision for people exonerated of sex crimes to be taken off the registry, Crowell said he agreed that would be a change worth including.
3/11/2009 - Senate debate over tax credits ends with no vote.:
St. Louis Democratic Senator Jeff Smith disagreees with Bartle saying a cap won't change anything.
2/24/2009 - Felon Bill:
Democrats have expressed concern about the bill, in no small part because of the estimated cost.  The analysis of the bill estimated a minimum cost of nearly $40 million in the 2011 fiscal year, something that Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, said makes the legislation unpalatable.
2/2/2009 - Laptops become a question of ethical integrity:
Some opponents of computers in the chamber, such as Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, would also like to ban the use of handheld devices in the Senate chamber. Sen. Jeff Smith was one of several senators on his Blackberry for much of the debate on the issue.
1/STOCK/HOWEVER, CIGARETTE RETAILERS AND WHOLESALERS WILL HAVE UNTIL JAN. 1, 2011 TO BRING INVENTORY IN LINE WITH THE NEW LAW, SAID STATE FIRE MARSHALL RANDY COLE. - Missouri Government News for the Week of August 24:
Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City, resigned Tuesday and pleaded guilty to two federal counts of obstruction of justice relating to his failed 2004 congressional campaign.
1/26/2009 - Funeral industry representatives urge Senate committee to increase regulation on pre-need funerals:
Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis city, said he thinks the bill doesn't do enough to protect against this happening in the future.
1/26/2009 - Funeral Industry representatives urge for more regulation of the industry:
Description: Say we work at McDonald's or Dairy Queen or Sonic. They could be working there today and tomorrow they could be selling funeral plans for a home. And, you know, is that what we feel in this state should be happening?If this bill passes, providers must be licensed by the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.Democratic Senator Jeff Smith says the current language of the bill does not necessarily do enough to protect against pre-need contracts bec..
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 14, 2009:
Former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, outlined the crime that led him to plead guilty to two federal counts of obstruction of justice in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article Sept. 8.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 7, 2009:
Former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, outlined the crime that led him to plead guilty to two federal counts of obstruction of justice in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article Sept. 8.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 31, 2009:
Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis City, resigned Tuesday and pleaded guilty to two federal counts of obstruction of justice relating to his failed 2004 congressional campaign.
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