Price Wins Back Salary After Misconduct Case

0:00A former Missouri lawmaker named Price just scored a big win in court, getting back thousands of dollars and seized salary after sexual misconduct. Claims got him censured and fined back in 2020. He sued the house and state office, arguing they had no rules allowing them to grab his pay and acted too late after a new session started in 2021. The judge sided with him last week, saying the house couldn't retroactively tweak their rules to make the penalty stick. This hits amid a wave of over 158 state lawmakers accused of misconduct since 2017, when the Me Too movement blew up. More than a third quit or got booted, and another third faced emotions or censures, plus a dozen top execs like governors resigned too. Price lost his primary in 2022, and now works for state senator Carla Meng. Meanwhile, the house is reviewing the ruling to figure out next moves, and a new report lists 30 Congress members with harassment claims since 2006, including recent exits

1:00by representatives Swalwell and Gonzalez. Advocates pushing for real change say underreporting is huge due to retaliation fears, so true accountability means better policies, not just folks, walking away. This case shows the fights far from over in politics. That's the story for today, Durham News Today, driven by AI.