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Richardson and Beatty view Missouri’s 2018 legislative session much differently

May 21, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

The Missouri House Speaker describes the 2018 legislative session as the most successful implementation of conservative reforms in state history.

The House Democratic leader says Missouri Republicans pushed an anti-worker agenda.

Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson (at podium) briefs Capitol reporters on May 18, 2018 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, briefed Capitol reporters Friday evening in Jefferson City, after the session ended.

“What we began last year with an aggressive common-sense agenda to tackle our state’s toughest challenges was continued with even greater vigor this year,” Richardson says.

Richardson says the 2018 session has been a historic success.

Republicans control the Missouri House 115-47.

Richardson says House Republicans pushed policies that he says will make Missouri the most competitive economic environment in the nation.

“Tax reform, including tax cuts for personal income tax, corporate tax relief, a balanced budget that fully funds our education formula for the second year in a row,” says Richardson.

The budget approved by lawmakers earlier this month contains a $98 million increase for the k-12 education foundation formula.

The tax reform bill Richardson references is sponsored by House Speaker Pro Tem Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield. It reduces the existing individual income tax rate from 5.9 to 5.5 percent. That bill was approved by the Legislature on Thursday evening.

Richardson says House Republicans also successfully restored cuts to higher education this year, made improvements in public safety and invested in agriculture.

He also credits increased cooperation with the Senate, praising both Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, and Senate Majority Leader Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City.

Despite a GOP supermajority in both chambers, Richardson did not get everything he pushed for.

During his 2018 opening day press conference in January, Richardson told Capitol reporters that ethics legislation from State Rep. Justin Alferman, R-Hermann, was one of his top priorities.

The Alferman bill would have banned gifts from lobbyists, and included exemptions for flowers, plants and any gift that would be given to all 197 state lawmakers, such as the “Taste of Jefferson City” meal event.

The House approved the Alferman bill in January by a 134-12 vote, but it died in the Senate.

Richardson also supports charter school expansion legislation. That bill died as well this year.

Missouri House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty (at podium) briefs the Capitol Press Corps on May 18, 2018 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

House Minority Leader Gail McCann Beatty, D-Kansas City, also held a press conference on Friday evening, after Richardson concluded.

She is critical of Senate Republicans for not approving the ethics bill.

Beatty says Republican lawmakers approved legislation in 2018 “aimed at rolling back long-held worker protections.”

While Richardson describes the 2018 session as a “historic success”, Beatty describes it as a “session of scandal.”

“Unfortunately, with Missourians’ attention diverted by this sordid saga, Greitens’ party (Republicans) used the opportunity to enact an insidious anti-worker agenda,” Beatty says.

Leader Beatty says Republicans suppressed worker pay by voting to change Missouri’s prevailing wage law.

Beatty also says Republican legislators “defied the will” of more than 310,000 Missourians who signed petitions to place a right-to-work referendum on the November ballot.

The Legislature approved a resolution rescheduling the vote for August.

Beatty does praise the Legislature for approving a gasoline tax increase proposal, which goes to the November ballot.

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) did not hold an end-of-session press conference with reporters on Friday evening.

Greitens issued a statement on Friday, which read, in part: “I’m grateful that members of the General Assembly passed many important bills this session. I’m encouraged to see that so many of our shared priorities – reforms to our foster care system, protections for our veterans, new opportunities for Missouri students, important pro-jobs legislation, and more – are among the many accomplishments.”

Top bills that fizzled during Missouri legislative session

May 19, 2018 By Alisa Nelson

The bills that died in the state legislature this year are either a disappointment or a victory, depending on what side of the issue or aisle you are on. The GOP-controlled General Assembly wrapped up its regular session on Friday, leaving plenty of unfinished business to hit the ground running with next year. Some of the key measures that failed this year include:

Photo courtesy of Tim Bommel, House Communications

Expansion of charter schools
A proposed statewide charter school expansion made little movement. A House bill made it out of two committees but failed to appear before the full House. Charter schools are state funded schools that operate independently of traditional public schools. Under current Missouri law, they are restricted to Kansas City, St. Louis and any unaccredited school districts. Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, tells Missourinet that he supports charter schools and suggests that the legislature consider the issue again next year.

Gun loophole
Reps. Donna Lichtenegger, R-Jackson, and Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, proposed to prohibit domestic violence abusers from carrying guns. Their proposals aimed to close a gun loophole created when the legislature passed in 2016 a broad expansion of the state’s gun rights. Lawmakers have failed to close the loophole during the last two sessions. Lichtenegger’s bill passed out of two committees but did not reach the House floor. McCreery’s legislation received a committee hearing but it was not voted out of committee.

Right-to-work amendment
Other bills targeting unions made it across the finish line this year in the supermajority Republican legislature, but a Right-to-work amendment did not. It would have changed the Missouri Constitution to prohibit union membership as a condition of employment.

Abortion restriction
Rep. Donna Lichtenegger’s proposal would have banned most abortions after a fetus is 20 weeks old. The measure would have outlawed such abortions unless a woman’s life is at risk or if there’s danger of substantial and irreversible harm to a bodily function. The House passed the legislation but it did not make it to the Senate floor.

Joinder venue liability lawsuits
Republicans want to shut down lawsuits with out-of-state defendants from filing cases in St. Louis. The bill sought to add restrictions on plaintiffs who attempt to join together in the same court case. The federal and state Supreme Courts have recently strengthened such lawsuits by requiring plaintiffs to have a connection to the state in which the case is tried. The bill would have called for the link to be even tighter.

Work requirements for food stamps
A controversial measure would have made work requirements for recipients in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. Senate Bill 561 from David Sater, R-Cassville, would have made non-exempt individuals work at least 20 hours a week or face disqualification from SNAP.

Cashing out welfare benefits at ATM machines
State Rep. J. Eggleston, R-Maysville, proposed to prohibit welfare recipients from cashing out benefits at ATM machines. His measure also would have added pornography to the list of items banned from being purchased with welfare or food stamp benefits using an electronic benefits transfer or EBT card. Under the plan, it would have included penalties, including disqualification of benefits, for misuse of welfare benefits with an EBT card on a prohibited item or a prohibited business. Eggleston’s bill was passed by a Senate committee but was not taken up by the full Senate.

Those people found to be non-compliant with the work rule would have been disqualified from the benefits for three months while repeat offenders would have lost eligibility for six months. Anybody found to be non-compliant for a third time would have been permanently disqualified from receiving SNAP benefits.

Missouri Non-Discrimination Act
For the second time in its 20-year run, an LGBT-friendly proposal made it out of a legislative committee this year. State Rep. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City sponsored the bill and is one of the legislature’s only openly gay members. Razer, who is well respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, proposed a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and public accommodations.

All of the highlighted proposals are controversial in nature. Expect them to reappear in 2019.

Greitens: “Rural Missouri is coming back”

May 18, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

About 100 Missouri soybean and corn growers traveled to Jefferson City Thursday morning, as Governor Eric Greitens (R) announced he’s releasing the $4 million budget restriction on biodiesel.

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens delivers his 2018 State of the State Address in January (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

Dozens of mid-Missouri FFA members also attended.

“And the kind of investment that we’re making today is going to make sure that agriculture is also a number one growth industry in Missouri and that you’ve got a bright future in agriculture here in Missouri,” Greitens says. “That’s what we’re going to do for you.”

Greitens made Thursday’s announcement in the Carnahan Memorial Garden, which is about a block from the Statehouse. He was surrounded by two tractors and two trucks.

Greitens tells the audience that “rural Missouri is coming back.”

“We’ve got a steel mill in Sedalia, we’ve got an aluminum smelter in New Madrid. The state of Missouri is moving forward with good, quality jobs throughout rural Missouri,” says Greitens.

Farmers stood in the rain, as the governor made the announcement. Greitens also says rural Missouri “has been forgotten for too long.”

“For too long our small towns have been overlooked,” Greitens says. “Well that’s changed and that’s why today we’re keeping our promise to farmers and biodiesel workers across the state of Missouri. That’s what they deserve.”

Greitens says Missouri produces about 200 million gallons of biodiesel, in eight production facilities.

He says biodiesel has supported about 2,500 Missouri jobs, since 2007.

Missouri and Texas are tied as the second-largest biodiesel producers in the nation, behind Iowa.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Brown, R-Rolla, and House Subcommittee on Appropriations for Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, and Economic Development Chairman Craig Redmon, R-Canton, joined Greitens for the announcement.

Governor Greitens did not specifically mention the upcoming special session, but he did talk about not quitting during Navy SEAL training. A man in the audience yelled “We got your back,” to Greitens.

The governor also did not take questions from reporters at Thursday’s announcement. Greitens faces a possible impeachment in the special session.

Blunt says year-round Pell grant program is helping thousands of Missourians

May 14, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

About 130,000 students at Missouri colleges and universities receive Pell grants annually, according to Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R).

Missouri Senator Roy Blunt (right) and Moberly Area Community College President Jeff Lashley participate in an education roundtable on May 2, 2018 at MACC’s Columbia campus (photo courtesy of Senator Blunt’s office)

The Strafford Republican, who chairs the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, traveled recently to Columbia to host an education roundtable about Pell grants.

Blunt says the fiscal year 2018 budget bill signed by President Donald Trump, R, continues the year-round Pell.

“Just makes it possible for people who are adults returning to school, younger people who are paying for their own education, first-time attenders from their family to college, dramatically enhances the possibility you’re going to graduate,” Blunt says.

The Pell grant is named after former U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-Rhode Island, who served in the Senate for 36 years. Pell died in 2009.

Blunt says this is the first summer where college students can plan for year-round Pell grants, which assist students who have financial need.

“I think we’re going to see about 20,000 more Missourians in school this summer than we would have otherwise, and about a million Americans will be in school this summer,” says Blunt.

Blunt secured funding in the 2018 budget bill that raises the maximum Pell Grant award to $6,095, an increase of $175.

Blunt says one out of three students at Missouri colleges and universities receive Pell grants annually. He says year-round Pell grants help students complete their degree sooner and graduate with less debt.

“So you’d think well I’ll work full-time this summer and I’ll be back in the fall and sometimes that happens,” Blunt says. “And sometimes in the fall you think well this full-time job, I’m putting some money away I’ll be back in the spring and before you know it, you don’t get back.”

Blunt spoke to Missourinet and other mid-Missouri media outlets after the recent education roundtable at Moberly Area Community College’s Columbia campus, which is located on the Business Loop.

Some of the mid-Missouri community colleges that participated in the roundtable have 70% of students with Pell grants.

Blunt was surprised by that number.

Missouri House Speaker and Budget Chairman praise $28 billion budget

May 11, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

The Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman says the $28 billion budget approved by the House this week contains record funding for the K-12 education foundation formula.

Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick speaks on the House floor on May 9, 2018 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

State Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob, briefed the Capitol Press Corps on Thursday afternoon in Jefferson City. His top priority was fully funding the formula used to finance K-12 education.

“We fully funded the foundation formula for the second year in a row and the second time in history,” Fitzpatrick says. “We prevented further cuts to the higher education institutions in the state.”

The House budget contains a $98 million increase for the formula. It also includes a $700 pay increase for state employees earning less than $70,000.

Meantime, Missouri corrections officers will receive a pay increase in July and again in January, under the state budget approved this week by the House.

Chairman Fitzpatrick tells Missourinet he hopes the raises will reduce turnover at the Missouri Department of Corrections.

“The raise we agreed to specifically for correction officers combined with the raise for all state employees amounts to over $1,000 increase, which for some of these corrections officers who are making in the high 20s, low 30s per year I think is significant,” says Fitzpatrick.

Missouri has 21 adult prisons.

House Subcommittee on Corrections Workforce Environment and Conduct Chairman Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, told the House this week that Missouri needs about 500 more corrections officers.

House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, also spoke to Capitol reporters on Thursday. He says there’s been more cooperation between the two chambers in 2018 than any of his eight years in the House.

“Let me say, I think there is a higher level of coordination happening back and forth between the House and the Senate this year than I have ever seen before,” Richardson says. “It’s leading to really productive results.”

Richardson praises Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Brown, R-Rolla, Chairman Fitzpatrick and their committee members in both parties.

Richardson says they worked long hours and approved a balanced budget that funds the priorities of Missourians, without raising taxes.

House Democratic leaders did not hold a media briefing on Thursday. Since the House is in session on Friday, Democratic leaders are expected to brief reporters on Friday.

Missouri House gives final budget approval; Bourbon virus controversy dominates discussion

May 10, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

The Missouri House voted Wednesday in Jefferson City to give final approval to a $28 billion state operating budget that includes what supporters say is record funding for the K-12 education foundation formula.

State Rep. Justin Alferman speaks on the Missouri House floor on May 9, 2018 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

The House approved the $28 billion budget, after almost eight hours of debate and discussion.

State Rep. Justin Alferman, R-Hermann, notes the budget includes a $98 million increase for the formula used to finance Missouri’s schools.

“We’re (Missouri) spending $124 million more this year on education than we spent last year,” Alferman says. “So the body has a choice. If you do not value education, I encourage the (House) members to vote no.”

While Alferman emphasized several times on Wednesday that this is record funding for education, State Rep. Brandon Ellington, D-Kansas City, questions the numbers provided by House Republicans.

“And this body (the House) is a joke,” says Ellington. “Yesterday, we’re talking about school safety. We’re talking about arming teachers with guns, but the way that you make public schools or schools safe is actually increase the funding for education.”

The House voted 133-18 for the K-12 education measure, which is a top priority for Alferman. The Herman Republican is the House Budget Committee vice chairman.

One of the most heated House floor discussions involves the controversy over a 2017 death in eastern Missouri that involves the Bourbon virus.

The House voted Wednesday to cut the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ (DHSS) budget by about $800,000.

House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob, tells Missourinet the House budget cuts eight DHSS positions.

Meramec State Park Assistant Superintendent Tamela Wilson reportedly died from complications of the Bourbon virus, after being bitten by a tick.

Representative Alferman blasts DHSS on the House floor on Wednesday, for not providing information on how many Missourians have tested positive for the virus.

“I don’t know how some of you (House members) sleep at night defending this department. How you look your constituents in the eyes and tell them yes, we’re fighting for all the information that is owed to you. You’d rather stand up here on the floor and pontificate,” Alferman says.

But State Rep. Peter Meredith, D-St. Louis, disagrees. He tells the House the eight employees being cut are DHSS attorneys who handle consumer protection and protecting seniors and children from abuse.

The House budget also includes a $700 pay increase for state employees earning less than $70,000. Those making more than $70,000 would receive 1%.

Missouri House Minority Whip Kip Kendrick (left) speaks to House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick (R) on May 9, 2018 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

The issue of funding for Harris-Stowe State University also was discussed on the House floor.

State Rep. DaRon McGee, D-Kansas City, tells House colleagues that Harris-Stowe needs help.

State Reps. Alferman and Bruce Franks Jr., D-St. Louis, agree that Harris-Stowe serves numerous underprivileged students.

The budget bill approved by the House 119-28 contains $750,000 in one-time funding for Harris-Stowe, which is less than the $2 million requested by State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis.

The House has approved another bill providing $750,000 in capital improvements for Harris-Stowe.

The Senate still needs to approve that. The Senate has approved all but one budget bill, and they’re expected to take that up on Thursday.

The Missouri Constitution requires the legislature to approve a balanced budget by Friday evening.

Missouri House budget debate has gotten heated at times

May 9, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

The Missouri House is currently debating proposed changes in Jefferson City in Missouri’s $28 billion state operating budget.

Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick (left), Vice Chair Justin Alferman (center) and House Speaker Todd Richardson (right) on the House floor on May 9, 2018 (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

The Missouri Conference Committee on Budget made numerous recommendations earlier this week.

The House voted Wednesday morning to approve record funding of $98 million for the K-12 education foundation formula.

State Rep. Justin Alferman, R-Hermann, emphasized several times Wednesday morning that this is record funding.

“If you don’t believe in students, vote no,” Alferman says on the House floor.

But Democrats say more funding is needed. State Rep. Brandon Ellington, D-Kansas City, questions the figures provided by Republicans.

The debate over Higher Education also got heated at times on Wednesday.

State Rep. DaRon McGee, D-Kansas City, tells House colleagues that Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis needs help.

State Reps. Alferman and Bruce Franks Jr., D-St. Louis, agree that Harris-Stowe serves numerous underprivileged students.

The budget bill approved 119-28 Wednesday contains $750,000 in one-time funding for Harris-Stowe, which is less than the $2 million requested by State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis.

The House has approved another bill providing $750,000 in capitol improvements for Harris-Stowe. The Senate still needs to approve that.

Nasheed complains that Harris-Stowe currently receives one percent of Missouri’s Higher Education budget, describing it as “appalling.”

The House Wednesday also approved a budget bill that contains a pay raise for Missouri’s state employees.

Under the plan, state employees earning less than $70,000 would receive a $700 pay raise in January. Those making more than $70,000 would receive one percent.

Debate continues on the House floor on other budget bills, as this article is being written.

The Missouri Constitution requires the Legislature to approve a balanced budget by Friday evening.

UM System President pleased with Missouri budget recommendations (AUDIO)

May 9, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

The UM System President is praising a budget plan approved by Missouri House and Senate negotiators this week, saying it will have a major impact on health care in the Show-Me State.

UM System President Dr. Mun Choi

Dr. Mun Choi traveled to the Statehouse in Jefferson City on Monday, and praises the funding plan approved by the bipartisan Conference Committee on Budget.

“We’re very pleased that that funding is available for us to train more doctors, dentists, engineers and pharmacists in the state,” Dr. Choi says.

Choi observed Monday’s House-Senate budget conference committee meetings.

He says the funding is also aimed at alleviating doctor shortages in parts of Missouri.

“The programs support the clinical program in Springfield to train medical students to become medical doctors who practice in the state of Missouri,” says Choi.

The MU School of Medicine website says that “Missouri is among the states with a severe shortage of rural physicians with 90% of Missouri counties not having enough doctors.”

The website notes 37% of Missourians live in rural communities, but only 18% of Missouri physicians practice in those rural communities.

The MU School of Medicine website says the Springfield Clinical campus is a public/private partnership with CoxHealth and Mercy.

Dr. Choi tells Missourinet the funding approved by the conference committee will also help UMKC work with Missouri Southern State University in Joplin to develop a dental program, aimed at training 60 dental students annually.

Meantime, UM System President Choi is being praised by Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard, R-Joplin, who has criticized Mizzou and the UM System during his 16-year legislative career.

Richard tells Missourinet he appreciates Dr. Choi’s transparency.

“I’ve never seen such a breath of fresh air at the University of Missouri than Dr. Choi and the reason they have done so well this year on the budget is because of his leadership and his expertise and I think there’s great strides ahead for the University of Missouri and I congratulate him,” Richard says.

All changes approved by the conference committee are going back to the House and Senate for one more vote. The House is expected to take the budget up on Wednesday morning.

The Missouri Constitution requires lawmakers to approve a balanced budget by Friday.

Click here to listen to Missourinet news director Brian Hauswirth’s full interview with UM System President Dr. Mun Choi, which was recorded on May 7, 2018 at the Statehouse in Jefferson City:

Missouri budget negotiators make recommendations on education and state employee pay

May 8, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri House and Senate budget negotiators made key recommendations in Jefferson City on Monday, in their first day of meetings to resolve differences in $28 billion operating budgets approved by both chambers.

Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick speaks on the House floor on March 29, 2018 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

The Missouri Conference Committee on Budget is recommending the House position on the foundation formula for K-12 education, which is record funding of $98 million.

House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob, successfully pushed for the House position.

“Senator (Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan) Brown and I both had our number one priority, that was mine and his is a little bit later on in the discussion and we both made sure we got our number one priority and that’s how that works sometimes,” Fitzpatrick tells the Capitol Press Corps.

Budget negotiators also recommended the Senate position on state employee pay on Monday.

Under the plan, state employees earning less than $70,000 would receive a $700 pay raise in January. Those making more than $70,000 would receive 1%.

About 14,000 state employees work in Cole County, making state government the largest employer in Jefferson City.

Meantime, a key state senator said Monday afternoon that she was prepared to filibuster on the Senate floor to protect $2 million in one-time funding recommended for Harris-Stowe State University.

State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, says Missouri’s historically-black colleges and universities are not being treated fairly.

“Here in the state of Missouri, they (state lawmakers) are doing a piss-poor job funding African-American universities,” Nasheed tells Missourinet. “And let me tell you, they don’t take the cream of the crop. They take anyone who wants to turn their lives around.”

Nasheed says Harris-Stowe is on the brink of losing its accreditation, because of faculty funding issues. She says the school currently receives 1% of Missouri’s Higher Education budget, describing that as “appalling.”

House Budget Committee Chair Fitzpatrick told Missourinet Monday evening that the conference committee put $750,000 of the $2 million request back in the budget Monday night, after Nasheed’s comments.

Fitzpatrick noted earlier Monday that the budget also includes another $750,000 in capital improvements for Harris-Stowe, which has a 160-year history.

The Missouri Constitution requires the legislature to approve a balanced budget by Friday evening.

All changes approved in the conference committee will have to go back to both the Missouri House and Senate for one more vote, by Friday evening.

Missouri House-Senate budget conferees have begun meeting

May 7, 2018 By Brian Hauswirth

A group of Missouri House and Senate budget conferees have just started meeting Monday afternoon before a standing-room only audience at the Statehouse in Jefferson City.

House Budget Committee chairman Scott Fitzpatrick speaks on the Missouri House floor in September 2017 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications)

The Conference Committee on Budget was scheduled to begin meeting Monday at 2 p.m., but Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Dan Brown, R-Rolla, told the audience that there’s been a family emergency involving a conferee or a staff member.

The meeting was delayed until later this afternoon.

Both chambers have approved approximately $28 billion state operating budgets, but there numerous differences between the two chambers.

One of those involves pay for corrections officers.

House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob, notes the Senate’s budget includes a $700 pay increase for corrections officers.

Fitzpatrick told the Capitol Press Corps in late April that the pay raise for corrections officers is a top priority for Chairman Brown.

There’s also a difference between the two chambers on sobriety checkpoints.

UM System President Dr. Mun Choi is at the Missouri Capitol, watching the conference committee discussion.

The Missouri Constitution requires the Legislature to approve a balanced budget by Friday evening.

That means whatever changes are approved in conference will then have to go to both the House and Senate for one more vote, by Friday evening.

Missourinet is covering today’s conference committee meeting. The conference committee is also scheduled to meet Tuesday morning at 8:30 in the Senate Lounge.

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