by admin | Mar 29, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Voters might have decided Amendment Two in November, but the Missouri House continues to debate the stem cell issue. The House has approved the $21.4 billion state budget that begins July first. The budget debate now shifts to the Senate. In the House, a split...
by admin | Mar 27, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A measure that would gut the stem cell measure approved by voters in November has gotten new life at the Capitol. Members of the House Health Policy Committee have been deadlocked 5-to-5 on the issue, but when an opponent didn’t make a Monday meeting, Chairman...
by admin | Feb 6, 2007 | News
Opponents of a form of stem cell research known as Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer are back before the Legislature, trying to get it to approve giving Missouri voters another Constitutional amendment to vote on. Representative Jim Lembke of St. Louis, the sponsor of...
by admin | Jan 19, 2007 | News
Senator Matt Bartle of Lee’s Summit stated he wanted Warren Erdman’s name withdrawn as an appointee to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Bartle held the Senate floor from 10:30am Thursday until 3:25am Friday, relinquishing when exhaustion finally overcame...
by admin | Jan 18, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A senator follows through with his promise to shut down Senate business by talking on and on. This filibuster is aimed at an appointment made by Governor Blunt to the University of Missouri Board of Curators. Senator Matt Bartle (R-Lee’s Summit) springs to his...
