Scott Rupp

Mo. Senate Gives 1st-Round Approval To Workers' Comp, 2nd Injury Fund Fix

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:28:36 +0000

The Missouri Senate on Tuesday night gave first-round approval to a workers’ compensation bill that includes a proposed fix for the state’s ailing Second Injury Fund.

Senate Bill 1 would replenish the fund by temporarily doubling the fees business may be charged, while restricting the types of injuries that would be covered. The sponsor, State Senator Scott Rupp (R, Wentzville), calls it an ideal compromise.

Schoeller declares victory in GOP Secretary of State race

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:19:41 +0000

It took about 18 hours to tally the results, but Shane Schoeller (R, Willard) appears to have won the Republican primary for Missouri Secretary of State.

It was a close race the whole night, with fellow GOP contenders Scott Rupp (R, Wentzville) and Bill Stouffer (R, Napton) occasionally grabbing the lead – but in the end Schoeller came in first with 35.3 percent of the vote. The Secretary of State's office confirmed the unofficial results shortly after 1:00 p.m. today.

“We sensed that we had the number of votes we needed, but we didn’t want to declare victory until the final results came in and we were confident that they would trend our way, and we’re just grateful that they did," Schoeller said.

GOP race for Mo. Secretary of State finally heats up after quiet start

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:32:10 +0000

Robin Carnahan’s decision to not seek a third term as Missouri Secretary of State has opened the door for seven hopefuls from four different political parties. The contest had been relatively quiet until about two weeks ago, when the three Republican contenders began airing TV ads and stepping up their campaign appearances. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marshall Griffin takes a look at the three GOP candidates who want to become Missouri’s next Secretary of State:

Morning headlines: Friday, February 24, 2012

Alex King and The Associated Press — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:53:54 +0000

Mo. Senator seeks to transfer funding to U.S. road repair

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill says she will try to amend a transportation bill to strip funding for large construction projects in Afghanistan. The money would instead be used for roads and bridges in the U.S.

McCaskill hopes to attach her proposal to legislation re-authorizing the federal highway funding program.

Filing period bill moves forward in Mo. Senate

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:16:13 +0000

The Missouri Senate has given first-round approval to legislation that would push back the filing period for the state’s August primaries by one month.

The bill’s backers say the filing period needs to be moved forward to March 27^th through April 24th, due to legal uncertainty over the State House and Senate district maps. Currently, the filing period begins February 28^th and ends March 27th for all state and federal races this year.