by Mike Lear | May 19, 2014 | Education, Legislature, News
Critics of the bill that proposes change to Missouri’s student transfer law say it doesn’t fix anything, and want Governor Jay Nixon (D) to tell lawmakers to try again. The bill lawmakers sent to Governor Nixon includes a provision that after three years...
by Mike Lear | May 17, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
Both parties in the state House assessed the regular session of the General Assembly after it wrapped up on Friday in back-to-back media conefrences. Here is the video of those conferences (courtesy Jonathan Lorenz, Missouri House Communications). Republicans:...
by Mike Lear | May 15, 2014 | Legislature, News
Missouri could become the third state in the nation to require a 72-hour wait for a woman wanting to have an abortion, under legislation that has been sent to Governor Jay Nixon (D). The bill, HB 1307, would triple the current 24-hour waiting period in Missouri. The...
by Mike Lear | Apr 11, 2014 | Legislature, News
A bill has been sent to the state Senate that is meant to protect children simulating a weapon during play at school from criminal or civil penalties, fines or other punishments. Representative Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) calls it the “Pop Tart” bill, stemming...
by Mike Lear | Apr 8, 2014 | Education, Legislature, News
The state House has turned a bill that would have completely scrapped in Missouri the Common Core education standard into one that will give it a chance, while developing its potential successor. The original bill filed by Representative Kurt Bahr (R-St. Charles)...
