JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones is forming an investigatory committee after a report that Chris Koster was one of several state attorneys general who may have been influenced by campaign contributions and lobbyists.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Koster is one of numerous state attorneys general who have changed policies and negotiated more favorable settlements after receiving campaign contributions and incentives from lobbyists.

Documents obtained by the newspaper show Koster received contributions, met with lobbyists and spoke to political action committees for companies under investigation by his office. The newspaper reported that Koster later negotiated more favorable settlements with those companies than they received in other states.

Koster says the report distorts how his office dealt with the companies and cited previous legal actions taken against them.