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Missouri’s Capitol doors close on 2011 General Assembly
By MNH Staff JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A whirlwind of last-ditch dealing left lawmakers debating contentious issues within minutes of Friday’s mandated 6 p.m. adjournment for the 2011 General Assembly. But as the dust settled on a session where tornadoes, floods and congressional redistricting added to the drama, legislators still hadn’t come to terms on [...]
In the ongoing struggle between school choice advocates and traditional public education supporters, score one for the “choicers.” Sponsored by Assistant House Minority Leader, Rep. Tishaura Jones, D-St. Louis, a bill that will allow charter schools to be established outside of their current boundaries in the St. Louis and Kansas City school districts, passed by [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House of Representatives Monday evening made quick progress toward preliminary passage of its version of the state budget. After about 2 hours and 45 minutes of debate, the House had dealt with 10 of the 13 bills that make up the state’s spending plan. The House proposal closely follows [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bill limiting the amount farm property owners can be sued and effectively capping damage awards gained final passage Thursday in the Missouri House. Under the proposed law, damages for permanent nuisances, which are deemed unalterable, cannot exceed the fair market value of a plaintiff’s affected property. Damages for temporary nuisances, [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At a time when state funding levels for support of higher education are at the lowest levels they have been in decades, more Missourians than ever before seeking higher education. Representatives of the state’s community colleges and the University of Missouri System appeared before a House of Representatives committee this week [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — It may at some time appear on a statewide ballot, but the future of the so-called “Fair Tax” proposals at the State Capitol are anything but clear. On a day when representatives of newspapers from around Missouri visited the Capitol to talk to state office holders and legislative leaders, State Auditor [...]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The state’s Second Injury Fund may soon be insolvent, and few options exist to save it. Attorney General Chris Koster painted a grim picture of the fund’s future before a House committee Monday. Speaker of the House Steven Tilley recapped Koster’s concerns at a weekly press briefing. “He’s concerned that at [...]
Continue reading …By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Â The Missouri House of Representatives on Wednesday gave first-round approval to legislation crafted to allow the Missouri Department of Social Services to test recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families for controlled substance if a reasonable suspicion exists that the recipient is using. The federal [...]
Continue reading …By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — House Speaker Steven Tilley, R-Perryville, on Tuesday appointed a Democratic state representative from Kansas City to head a special committee tasked with writing new language for the state’s renewable energy rules. The state’s largest public utilities, Public Service Commission members, renewable energy supporters and business [...]
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