JEFFERSON CITY — Senate Bill 660 seeks to establish the Show-Me Success Diploma Program, the Competency-Based Education Grant Program, the Competency-Based Education Task Force and a competency-based credit system for high school students. Senate Bill 647 …
Among the Legislature’s priorities this year is something that has already proven to be valuable. Fortunately, it comes at a time when our state is in desperate need of qualified employees. The Missouri Senate spent part of last week discussing Senate Bill …
Senate Panel Restores Governor’s Pay Plan to Spending Bill On Feb. 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee restored funding for a $15-an-hour state worker base wage that the governor requested be included in a nearly $4.6 billion supplemental budget known …
Getting Back to Workforce Development The Senate returned to some level of normalcy this week as we refocused our efforts on moving legislation forward. The familiar and welcome theme of workforce education dominated much of this week’s activities. I was …
Senator Elaine Gannon’s Capitol Report for Feb. 18, 2022 Drawing New Congressional Districts The Missouri Senate has reached an impasse on the proposed maps outlined in House Bill 2117, and its companion, Senate Bill 663. In lieu of the correspondence from …
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Bob Onder, R-Lake St. Louis, presents Senate Joint Resolution 31 to the Missouri Senate Local Government and Elections Committee. His proposal seeks to modify the initiative petition process.
On the Floor It’s still slow-goings in the Missouri Senate, as filibustering continues to take up time on the Senate floor. Despite the filibustering, however, we were able to move forward and perfect two bills this week. Senate Bill 672 extends the sunset …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Week in the Missouri Senate reviews: redistricting; pressing issues; Senate Bill 672, legislation that seeks to modify provisions relating to the Fast-Track Workforce Incentive Grant program; Senate Joint Resolution 33, which — upon …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Feb. 17, 1892, beginning of the Extra Session of the 36th General Assembly.
JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Eric Burlison, R-Battlefield, today issued the following statement relating to mask mandates and how they are affecting schools in the Show-Me State, especially in southwest Missouri: “The science has shown that children are …
This week, two of my proposals were heard in committee. Senate Bill 655, which was heard in the Missouri Senate Health and Pensions Committee, allows any county the option to provide coverage for all public safety personnel in the Missouri Local Government …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Feb. 16, 1995, the date the Missouri Senate was sent House Bill 84, also known as “The Mule Bill.”
The Redistricting Blues If someone had told me a week ago that I would be in Jefferson City listening to Senate floor debate on a Saturday morning, I wouldn’t have believed it. And yet, there I was this past weekend, the first time the Senate has met on a …
It is always a thrill to reach the end of January and see so many of our wonderful friends and neighbors come to Jefferson City for Great Northwest Day. People from all across the 12th Senatorial District make the long trip to the Capitol to meet with …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Feb. 13, 1897, the approximate halfway point of the Regular Session of the 39th General Assembly.
Redistricting Debate Stalls In Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate spent much of the past week working to address the issue of congressional redistricting. The General Assembly is tasked with redrawing the state’s congressional boundary lines to reflect …
JEFFERSON CITY — This Date in Missouri Senate History reviews Feb. 12, 1853, the day lawmakers chartered Boonville College.
On the Floor As the General Assembly unthaws after last week’s snow storm, legislative action in the Missouri Senate has been frozen on a single topic – congressional redistricting. As I have mentioned in previous updates, the redistricting process is …
The Debate on Congressional Redistricting Continues Over the past couple of weeks, the Missouri Senate has largely been focused on the task of redrawing the state’s eight Congressional districts. These districts are drawn using the population data …
Fighting For Representation Regular readers of my Capitol Report may have noticed we didn’t send out a column last week. The storm that dumped eight inches or more of snow over much of Missouri prompted the Senate to shut down early last week so lawmakers …
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