State integrity news for Missouri, from the Kansas City Star:

Once again, though, the legislature wants to fix a system that isn’t broken. Missouri’s selection system has consistently produced distinguished judges who have served the state and the public well. Recently, the Supreme Court passed rules aimed at increasing transparency in the selection process.

There is no reason to politicize judicial selection by giving the governor unilateral power to control the commission through his appointees.

Read the rest of the story at the Kansas City Star.

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