by Mike Lear | Jun 28, 2012 | Education, Legislature, News
The sponsor of a school bus hardship bill says Governor Jay Nixon’s decision to veto it means an opportunity has been missed, to help some Missouri school children. Representative Rodney Schad’s (R-Versailles) legislation would have required the...
by Mike Lear | May 30, 2012 | Crime / Courts, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Legislation in the 2012 session that would have made significant changes to the state’s sex offender registry won broad and overwhelming support in the House, but was blocked in the Senate. Lawmakers in both parties now say they’ll support the issue again...
by Mike Lear | Apr 6, 2012 | Education, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
The House has approved a proposal to make it easier for students who face a long bus ride to school to change districts. Some oppose the bill, calling it a first step toward open enrollment. It would require the Commissioner of Education to reassign students to a...
by Mike Lear | Mar 21, 2012 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
If funding is to be restored to a supplemental pension program for more than 2,800 blind in Missouri, it will likely have to happen in the Senate. The House spent more than five hours debating the 13 bills that make up the $24 billion Fiscal Year 2013 budget on...
