Missouri Capitol still can’t shake its culture of disrespect

Missouri Capitol still can’t shake its culture of disrespect

The Missouri House chamber during debate on March 12, 2023 (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications).In 2015, two Missouri lawmakers were forced to resign over inappropriate behavior with interns. Soon after, dozens of women spoke out about a Capitol culture that was often more frat house than statehouse, sparking a reckoning that predated the #MeToo movement by two years. House leadership promised change, rolling out reforms meant to clean up …