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Missouri House rejects Rick Roeber's resignation, buying time to finish investigation


Missouri House rejects Rick Roeber s resignation, buying time to finish investigation
Jeanne Kuang and Jonathan Shorman, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 15 JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri House rejected the resignation of Rep. Rick Roeber on Thursday after lawmakers investigating allegations of abuse against the Lee s Summit Republican said they needed time to finish their inquiry.
The House voted 153-0 to postpone acceptance of Roeber s resignation, which he offered earlier this week amid meetings of the House Ethics Committee.
Roeber s resignation letter did not address the accusations against him, saying simply that he would be moving out-of-state with his fiance. But in a statement released shortly after he submitted it on Tuesday, House Speaker Rob Vescovo and Ethics Committee Chair Travis Fitzwater said the committee found the allegations credible. ....

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