Springfield Council:
There has been a complaint filed with the MEC (Missouri Ethics Commission) about how councilwoman Jan Fisk violated the city charter because of a conflict of interest- due to her companies contract with the city. Last night the council called for an investigation into Fisk. 

• Ethics Complaint Against Mayor Pro-Tem Jan Fisk Submitted over Alleged Conflict of Interest. (Ozarks First)
• City Council to Seek Independent Investigation of Mayor Pro Tem Jan Fisk. (Ozarks Independent)

Here’s what you need to know about the MEC compliant.

• MEC Complaint against Jan Fisk. (Official Document)
• MEC complaint targets Councilwoman Fisk. (Springfield Business Journal)
• Complaint: Jan Fisk Accused of Violating Code of Ethics. (Ozarks First)

Springfield city charter Section 19.16

• Officers and employees interested in contracts.
  No member of the council and no salaried officer or employee of the city shall:
  – Have a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any contract with the city
  – Be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale to the city of any land, materials, supplies or services, except on behalf of the city as an officer or employeeThis section shall not apply if the transaction involves the sale of city bonds made after public notice and competitive bidding, provided the bid accepted is the lowest qualified bid receivedNo member of the board or commission shall have a financial interest, direct or indirect, in any contract with the department or administrative agency managed or operated by the board or commission on which he is serving, or be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale to the board or commission of any land, materials, supplies, or services, except on behalf of the department or administrative agency.Violation Penalties
  Any violation of this section renders the contract or sale void, and any council member, officer, employee or board member violating the section thereby forfeits his office or employment.Notwithstanding any other provision of the charter to the contrary, the city may acquire land from an employee of the city, other than a salaried officer, by purchasing the land from the employee or through the exercise of eminent domain; provided, however, such land shall not be purchased by the city at more than the fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser.

PDMP:
This morning Richard A “Red” Lawhern PhD joined Nick Reed to talk about prescription drug monitoring programs. 

• National Paint Report. (Official Site)
• Red Lawhern. (Facebook)

The PDMP bill, House Bill 188 has a hearing tomorrow in a Senate Committee. You can go to Jefferson City and speak as a witness. You have to fill out the witness form first.

• Witness form. (Missouri House of Representatives)
• House Bill 188. (Missouri House of Representatives)

Mueller Report:
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) said that Putin “must be really happy” about the findings. 

• Hirono: Putin ‘Must Be Really Happy’ About Mueller Investigation Finding No Conspiracy Between Trump Campaign, Russia. (Washington Free Beacon)

Remember when 2 news sources won a Pulitzer Prize for their converge on collusion?

• WaPo, NYT Won Pulitzers For Russia Collusion Reporting. (Daily Wire)

The report was put together for the justice department, and Democrats are calling for it to be released publicly

• Republicans block U.S. Senate Democrats’ move on making Mueller report public. (Thompson Reuters Foundation)

Lindsey Graham hit back at a reporter that asked if he was too close to Trump to be objective. His response was priceless. 

• Lindsey Graham Hits NBC Reporter Over ‘Absurd’ Question: ‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me’ (Washington Free Beacon)