Timothy Jones, new ethics committee chairman, accepts more than $15K in gifts, really likes golf

Missouri’s legislators promised real changes after an ugly couple years that saw FBI hearings on stalled bills, special interest groups blatantly buying votes, and editorials from both of Missouri’s major dailies calling for just a shred of ethics reform.

And now they’ve appointed Missouri state Rep. Timothy Jones to be the brand new House Ethics Committee Chairman. Having accepted more than $15,000 in lobbyist gifts during the four years the Eureka Republican has been in office, Jones is a man who knows how to spot a bribe. Watch you backs, corrupt bureaucrats!