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Mo. GOP Senator Blasts Dept. Of Revenue Over Scanned Documents

St. Louis Public Radio | By Marshall Griffin,

Marshall Griffin

Published March 13, 2013 at 5:20 PM CDT

Mo. Senate

One of the leading Republicans in the Missouri Senateblasted the Department of Revenueover its scanning of documents for driver’s licenses and conceal-carry applicants.

Kurt Schaefer of Columbia accused the state agency of lying to lawmakers when its leaders said this week they’re not collecting data for the federal government.

“It came to my attention from somebody in my district who was trying to renew their conceal-carry, and they didn’t have all this data because they didn’t expect to have to take in (their) marriage certificate and all this other stuff," Schaefer said. "They asked somebody working at that office, ‘why are you requiring this?’ And you know what the answer from the person behind the desk was? ‘These are new requirements from Homeland Security.’”

In addition, Senate President Pro-tem Tom Dempsey(R, St. Charles) said he plans to ask Attorney General Chris Koster (D) to look into the Department of Revenue’s handling of citizens’ documents. So far, there’s been no response from the Attorney General’s office.

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Missouri Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a proud alumnus of the University of Mississippi (a.k.a., Ole Miss), and has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off the old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Mason, and their cat, Honey.

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Marshall Griffin

St. Louis Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a native of Mississippi and proud alumnus of Ole Miss (welcome to the SEC, Mizzou!). He has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off an old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Liberty Belle, and their cat, Honey.