Verdicts & Settlements
Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sues After His Wife is Banned from City Hall
Posted Nov 21, 2008, 04:24 pm CST
By Martha Neil
A couple of months ago, the Kansas City, Mo., city council effectively banned the mayor's wife from city hall. This month, Mayor Mark Funkhouser sued, contending that shutting the doors of city hall to his spouse violates state law and the city charter.
It is only the latest litigation over his wife of 29 years and and chief adviser, Gloria Squitiro, who has been unusually central both to his campaign for the office and to his work as the city's mayor, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Earlier, "the Funk," Squitiro and the city were sued over discriminatory remarks that she allegedly made to a municipal employee while working as a volunteer at city… Continue reading...
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