Rob Schaaf

Group Of Republicans Block 1-Cent Transportation Sales Tax In Mo. Senate

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:01:19 +0000

A group of Republicans in the Missouri Senate has blocked a proposed constitutional amendment that would create a one-cent sales tax to help fund the state’s transportation needs.

Legislation To Allow Surcharge For Electric System Upgrades Stalls In Mo. Senate

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:48:59 +0000

Legislation has stalled in the Missouri Senate that would allow investor-owned electric companies to charge consumers for infrastructure improvements.

Opponents argued that Ameren Missouri, Empire District and Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L) make enough money to pay for improvements without levying an Infrastructure System Replacement Surcharge (ISRS) on their customers. Several Senators are blocking the measure, including Republican Rob Schaaf of St. Joseph.

Dueling Mo. Senate Bills Would Each Create A Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:03:55 +0000

Two bills that would create a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri received a hearing Thursday before a State Senate committee.

One of the bills, though, is structured in a way that’s designed to block the proposal from ever becoming reality. Physician and State Senator Rob Schaaf (R, St. Joseph) is an outspoken critic of prescription drug monitoring. He says it would violate citizens’ privacy rights.

“But I have agreed to carry (Senate Bill 146), given that it goes to a vote of the people, and that nothing will be construed to require a pharmacist or prescriber to obtain information about a patient from the database,” Schaaf told the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and Health.

Drug czar visits Missouri; pushes drug tracking system

Maria Altman — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:31:37 +0000

The nation’s drug czar was in Fenton Wednesday highlighting the fact that Missouri does not have a prescription drug monitoring program.

It’s the only state in the US without a tracking system or that hasn’t passed legislation to create one.

National Drug Control Policy director Gil Kerlikowske says it’s a good way to identify patients who are "doctor shopping."

Mo. Senator taken to hospital from Capitol

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:51:32 +0000

Updated 5-17-2012, 2:31 p.m.

Missouri Senator Jane Cunningham (R, Chesterfield) has been released from a Jefferson City hospital and is resting at her Capital-area residence.