Missouri Senate

Mo. Senate Passes On Ethics Bill, Campaign Contribution Caps

The Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:47:44 +0000

The Missouri Senate declined to vote on an ethics bill, including a proposal to reinstate campaign contribution limits.

The Senate on Wednesday debated the measure that also would have imposed a 10-year period before lawmakers could become lobbyists. The bill also would've required lawmakers to electronically report contributions of more than $25 during legislative sessions.

Mo. Senate Members Grill Public Safety Officials Over Release Of Citizen Conceal-Carry List

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:28:19 +0000

Budget writers in the Missouri Senate turned their attention today Thursday to the Highway Patrol and the Department of Public Safety as they continue to question why the state’s list of conceal-carry weapons holders was given to the federal government.

Colonel Ron Replogle testified that the Patrol received a request for the list in November of 2011 from the Social Security Administration, which was conducting a fraud investigation.

“And our employees felt thi

Mo. Senate, House Committees Defeat Medicaid Expansion Plans

The Associated Press, Kelsey Proud and Marshall Griffin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:46:02 +0000

A Republican-led Missouri Senate committee has defeated a plan to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law.

The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the legislation on a party-line vote Wednesday, just minutes after hearing testimony from more than two dozen witnesses in favor of the plan.

A Republican-led House committee defeated a similar bill last month in the same fashion.

After 10-Hour Block, Mo. Senate Gives First Approval To Scaled-Back Bill On Union Paycheck Rules

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:14:31 +0000

The Missouri Senate has given first round approval to a scaled-backed version of the so-called Paycheck Protection bill.

The original bill would have barred unions from automatically withholding dues from the paychecks of public employees, but Senate Democrats spent nearly ten hours Monday night and Tuesday morning blocking the bill. The filibuster ended when the bill was changed to allow annual consent for withholding union dues from paychecks.

Doug Nelson Confirmed As Mo. Commissioner Of Administration, Despite Airplane Concerns

The Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:48:35 +0000

Missouri senators have confirmed Gov. Jay Nixon's appointee to a key administrative post, despite concerns about his role in approving the purchase of a new $5.6 million airplane.

The Senate on Monday signed off on the appointment of Doug Nelson as Commissioner of Administration.

Nelson had been scheduled for confirmation last week.