by admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
The likely next Speaker of the Missouri House wants to see a committee formed to work on education issues in the interim, after some key issues were left on the table in the 2012 session. Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says compared to past years when...
by admin | May 21, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
As one might expect, Republicans and Democrats in the House see the 2012 legislative session two very different ways. Republican Majority Floor Leader Tim Jones (R-Eureka) says the House kept the promises it made and had a successful session. “We are very proud...
by admin | Mar 8, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
House Republicans say they have achieved most of their slate of legislative priorities for the session heading into Spring Break, but House Democrats say one top priority has been absent from floor debate. An education bill has yet to advance out of the committee...
by admin | Mar 1, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The House Budget Committee Chairman is proposing wiping out the Governor’s cut to higher education, in part with money that supports some of the state’s blind. Chairman Ryan Silvey (R-Kansas City) proposes filling back in the $106 million dollar cut the...
by admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Education, News, Politics / Govt
State lawmakers are faced with several challenging education issues in the young legislative session. Facing them first is the question of whether to deal with those issues together, or individually. The school funding foundation formula was not designed to work when...
