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House Expands Debate Beyond Nixon Parameters
By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A House committee approved an auto manufacturing incentives bill that the governor’s staff said goes outside the call of the special legislative session. But, Gov. Jay Nixon said, the legislature has the momentum to accomplish “a real difference for Missouri’s automotive industry.” The House Job [...]
By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – The Missouri General Assembly reconvenes Thursday for what’s officially termed an “extraordinary” session, but the first day of the session could look quite different depending on which house of the legislature is under observation. Both the House and Senate will convene at noon in their [...]
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May 14, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Legislature ended its 95th General Assembly with a busy day of bill passing, but what didn’t pass made most of the news at the Capitol. As the final moments of the session approached, House members sought to strike a deal [...]
Continue reading …By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Using parliamentary procedures to suspend House rules and limit debate, Missouri House Republicans passed a major governmental ethics bill over the strenuous objections of the Democratic minority. “This is the most comprehensive ethics reform bill you’ve seen probably anywhere in the country,” said House Speaker [...]
Continue reading …April 27, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – One day after the House of Representatives’ Rule Committee voted to send legislation on ethics reform back to its original committee for reworking, Missouri Democrats invoked a procedural rule to move the bill and a companion ethics bill directly to the House [...]
Continue reading …April 26, 2010 By DICK ALDRICH Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – The legislature’s ethics reform bill hit a snag Monday when the powerful House Rules Committee sent the legislation back to the committee that originally drafted it. The committee voted 7-4 along party lines to stop the bill’s progress to the House floor. [...]
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