Legislative rhetoric & trashing your TVs

As the legislature comes to an end in a few weeks, the rhetoric begins to heat up.  Bob thinks this rhetoric needs to be taken with a grain of salt, while Brent is seeing a recent comment made by House Speaker Rod Jetton as indicative of the posture of the House...

Never say a bill is dead

This week House Majority Floor Leader Steve Tilley used his authority by asking House Speaker Rod Jetton to yield his bill proposing an increase in the minimum salary for teachers.  Tilley later told a reporter that the bill would never see...

Illegal Immigration takes center stage

Bob doesn’t like the phrase "illegal aliens" because it makes him think about aliens from outer space; Brent, however, isn’t opposed to the term.  Correct phrasing is only the tip of the iceberg in the illegal immigration debate, a...

Missouri budget debate and biodiesel adoption

Due to the current state of the economy, the Missouri state budget needed adjustment and the debate took place in the House this week.  In the Senate, a bill was passed to adopt biodiesel fuel in the same way that ethanol was.  Brent Martin and Bob Priddy...