Missouri General Assembly

In Final Hours Of Session, Big Issues Still Facing Missouri Lawmakers

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:10 +0000

Leaders in the Missouri House and Senate have just one day left to reach agreement on a number of unresolved issues, including an ongoing dispute over how to control spending on state tax credits.

"There's four or five things I've promised senators that we'd get to," said Republican floor leader Ron Richard, including some form of an economic development bill.

The two chambers remain divided over the cap on historic preservation and low-income housing credits. The House has sent a proposal over to the Senate, but it's likely to fail.

Open Records Problems Cited In Audits Of Missouri General Assembly

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:37:00 +0000

A new audit of the Missouri state House and Senate knocks both chambers for their failure to comply with portions of the state Sunshine law.

Mo. Lawmakers State Priorities As Fresh Regular Session Begins

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:03:04 +0000

Lawmakers have returned to Jefferson City and begun the new year’s regular Missouri legislative session.

So, what do they want to get done?

Senate Republicans are focused on:

Mo. State Workers' Pay, Benefits, May Get Review

Marshall Griffin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:45:14 +0000

A joint House-Senate committee met today at the Missouri Capitol to discuss a proposed review of wages and benefits paid to state workers.

State Senator Mike Kehoe (R, Jefferson City) sits on the Joint Interim Committee on State Employee Wages. He says they’d like to hire a company to review Missouri’s entire compensation package for state employees.

Term Limits Center Of Public Conference

Maria Altman — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:11:29 +0000

Term limits have been in effect in Missouri’s General Assembly for 20 years.

Tomorrow a public conference held in St. Louis will explore how the limits have changed Missouri politics for both good and bad.

Representative Chris Kelly, a Democrat from Columbia, served in the state house for 12 years before voters passed the term limits and two terms since then.

Kelly says the General Assembly still attracts smart, hard-working people, but he says they don’t have as much time to learn the ropes.