Duels in Missouri Senate? Lawmaker defends drafted rule change

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As tensions mount in the early weeks of Missouri’s legislative session, one state lawmaker recently tossed around the idea of a “duel” to settle conflicts.

A proposal made rounds in the Senate earlier this week on paper, raising that possibility, though it was not officially filed as a house resolution.

A group of Missouri Senate Democrats first shared a photo of the paper proposal on Wednesday via X (formerly Twitter). Sen. Nick Schroer (R-St. Charles County) has his name listed on the proposal.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Joey Schneider, ozarksfirst.com)

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