Dozen Bills Introduced, Including Five With Firefighter Cancer Presumptions

The Missouri governor’s sex scandal could derail proposed legislation he endorsed to create a cancer presumption for firefighters, a claimants’ attorney said Friday. Five separate cancer-presumption bills have been introduced already. Gov. Eric Greitens on Dec. 20 threw his support behind the concept while appearing at an event with the general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters. Then on Jan. 10, Greitens confirmed to St. Louis television station KMOV that he had an extramarital affair in 2015 but denied allegations that he blackmailed the woman,...