Legislators are still trying to decide what, if anything, to do about the Missouri Information Analysis Center after right-wingers and third-party candidates claimed they were unfairly targeted by the group, according to the Springfield News-Leader.
MIAC first ran into trouble in the spring when a "Strategic Memo" on militia activity was leaked.
Yesterday's story notes that a meeting held on Tuesday failed to answer whether further oversight of MIAC was needed.
The story goes on to note that Republican panel members claimed no one would even be discussing MIAC if it weren't for the media leak, and they were upset publishing and data gathering for the reports had been curbed.
Though no decisions were reached, several ideas were floated during the meeting. Missouri state Rep. Curt Dougherty, a Democrat from Jackson County, suggested the panel recommend a change in the law that would create two new positions to serve as watchdogs over MIAC. The Missouri Sheriff's Association asked MIAC be taken from under highway patrol supervision and put under the director of the Department of Public Safety's office. Others wanted to create a permanent oversight committee for regular MIAC reviews.
A committee report is supposed to be available by October 1 for members to review before making any final decisions.
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