Some truth, some hyperbole in <b>Missouri</b> governor race claims
BRANSON MO NEWS:
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The general election campaign for Missouri governor has featured attack ads and face-to-face accusations at a debate in Branson. It turns out that in most of the claims, there’s some truth and some hyperbole.Republican Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL officer, and two-term Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster are engaged in a spirited campaign to replace Democrat Jay Nixon, who is prohibited by term limits from seeking a third term.Here is a fact check on some of the claims in the campaign:___GREITENS: Koster, as a state senator, voted against a bill to provide funding for medical exams for sexual assault victims.THE FACTS: True, but with a major caveat.Koster was one of four senators who voted against Senate Bill 583 on May 17, 2007. It passed anyway.One section provides for state funding to pay for rape kits, meaning sexual assault victims no longer had to pay for their own examinations.But the bill contains nearly two dozen wide-ranging provisions on a variety of issues. One section offers the possibility of early parole for inmates incarcerated for killing a spouse or domestic partner and sentenced to at least 50 years without parole. Among the criteria for …
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