• Home
  • News
    • Business
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Legislature
    • Politics / Govt
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • The Bill Pollock Show
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Missourinet

Your source for Missouri News and Sports

You are here: Home / Education / State rep says idea to close State House debate only a ‘message’

State rep says idea to close State House debate only a ‘message’

April 30, 2014 By Mike Lear

A state representative says he didn’t really want the House to debate proposed changes to Missouri’s student transfer law in private.

Representative Josh Peters (courtesy; MIssouri House website)

Representative Josh Peters (courtesy; MIssouri House website)

Representative Josh Peters (D-St. Louis) said in a press release he planned to make a motion to use a rule that exists in the U.S. House of Representatives that allows members to make a motion to go into closed session for debate of issues in confidence. Missouri House Rule 119 states that the Missouri House is also governed by the rules of the U.S. House.

In the release, Peters said the transfer issue is important enough to conduct debate without interference from lobbyists, interest groups or senators. He says in the past, such groups have made a “mockery of having a serious, free and open debate.”

Once debate of the bill began, however, Peters made no such motion. He reportedly later said the press release was only meant to “send a message.”

See the text of the release Peters asked to have put out:

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Education, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Missouri House of Representatives, student transfer

Subscribe to our daily newsletter


Tweets by Missourinet

Sports

Bieniemy’s window closing. “Yes I do want to be a head coach”

Seven head … [Read More...]

Kansas City T-Bones are now the Monarchs

The Kansas … [Read More...]

Mizzou hires ex-NFL coach as defensive coordinator

First … [Read More...]

Mahomes is close, Mizzou’s Morse returns to KC and more Chiefs playoff coverage (PODCAST)

Thanks for … [Read More...]

Steps Patrick Mahomes must take to return in time for AFC Championship game

Reigning … [Read More...]

More Sports

Tweets by missourisports

Archives

Opinion/Editorials

TwitterFacebook

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC