by Mike Lear | Apr 15, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
The state House has approved a bill to require anyone under 17 to have written parental permission to use a tanning bed. HB 47 would require a parent to go to a facility with a tanning bed annually and sign a form saying he or she understands that tanning beds pose a...
by Mike Lear | Apr 12, 2013 | News
The state House has approved a bill to let state employees keep guns concealed and locked in their vehicles while parked on state property. The bill was opposed on the floor by Representative Jeremy LaFaver (D-Kansas City), who expressed concern about state employees...
by Mike Lear | Apr 11, 2013 | News
The House Speaker is again calling on Attorney General Chris Koster to act in the shipping of concealed carry permit holder information to the feds. House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka) had already said he wants Koster to get involved when it was clear that concealed...
by Mike Lear | Apr 11, 2013 | Education, News
The House has strongly rejected a teacher evaluation bill that was a priority for the Majority Republican leadership. Representative Kevin Elmer (R-Nixa) sponsored the proposal that would have created a teacher evaluation system. “To say that the system is OK is...
by Mike Lear | Apr 10, 2013 | News
The House has sent the Senate legislation to have school districts add discrimination to anti-bullying policies. The proposal sponsored by Representative Sue Allen (R-Town and Country) says those policies should bar bullying on school grounds, at school events and on...
