"We do drug testing in a lot of other industries, I thought, if you want to earn public assistance you ought to be drug free," Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton-- the bill's sponsor, said.
Two years later, the legislature did win voter approval for a plan that provided a smaller boost in highway funding. Amendment 3 requires that all taxes collected on fuel and automotive sales be earmarked for road improvements. The constitutional change added an estimated $180 to $190 million annually to the money available for transportation needs, through the use of bonds. But Amendment 3 funds have run out, and Senate Transportation Committee Chair Bill Stouffe..
The bill's supporter, Senate Transportation Committee Chair Bill Stouffer, said the proposal would create new jobs in Missouri in biodiesel production.
The bill's supporter, Senate Transportation Committee Chair Bill Stouffer, said the proposal would create new jobs in Missouri in bio-diesel production.
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