The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says according to the lobbyist disclosure report for December, state Senators attended a retreat in Branson at a cost of 30-thousand dollars, paid for by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The newspaper also reports that with no restrictions on gifts to state lawmakers from lobbyists, tickets to St. Louis Blues hockey games were popular in December, with a value of 360 dollars for a set of 4.
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State Senators attended a retreat in Branson, with the 30-thousand dollar cost picked up by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The St.Louis Post-Dispatch notes the item as part of the lobbyist disclosure report for December.