Wrap: Republican Central Missouri Senator Bill Stouffer kept a worried eye on troop morale as many across the nation heralded the end of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
In the afternoon, the Senate followed the House's example and, without debate, overrode the veto in a 28-6 vote. One Republican senator, Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, voted with five Democrats against the veto override. Stouffer has been against the redistricting proposals throughout the process because the maps place his and two other rural counties in the Fifth District with a part of urban Kansas City.
Sen, Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, objected to his part of his district being included in the urban Kansas City district currently represented by Cleaver. Despite congressional involvement throughout the process, Diehl and Rupp said they had spoken to any member of Congress today. Under the map, Columbia would be placed in the district currently held by U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville.
Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, who opposes the plan, said it was his own fault for not being present in the chamber to vote against Rupp's alterations. Stouffer voted against the map because it places Saline County, his representative area, and two other rural counties in the Fifth District with urban Jackson County.
Wrap: If someone does not have a photo-id with them, the bill would allow for the person to vote and their registration status verified later. Napton Senator Bill Stouffer sponsors the bill. He says that photo-id is already a standard.
Former cattle farmer Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, raised concerns regarding the welfare of the cattle in the face of the winter storm. He said one of the worst in memory was a 1970s snowstorm that kept farmers away from their cattle for more than three days before they were able to bulldoze through the snowdrifts to reach them.
The Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections Committee focused on elections. Senators Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, and Bill Stouffer, R-Napton sponsored the legislation, which aims to require voters to provide government-issued photo identification when they vote in a public election.
Sens. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, and Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, sponsored the bill arguing it would cut down on voter fraud. When the bill was still in hearings, Stouffer said they expected a precedent set in 2008 by the U.S. Supreme Court to help their case for constitutionality. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a similar Indiana statute to be "... amply justified by the valid interest and protecting the integrity and reliability of the election process."
In 2007, Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, supported a statewide sales tax increase to deal with overcrowded interstates.
In 2007, Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, supported a statewide sales tax increase to deal with overcrowded interstates.
In 2007, Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, supported a statewide sales tax increase to deal with overcrowded interstates.
Sens. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, and Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, sponsored the bill arguing it would cut down on voter fraud. When the bill was still in hearings, Stouffer said they expected a precedent set in 2008 by the U.S. Supreme Court to help their case for constitutionality. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a similar Indiana statute to be "... amply justified by the valid interest and protecting the integrity and reliability of the election process."
Former cattle farmer Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, raised concerns regarding the welfare of the cattle in the face of the winter storm. He said one of the worst in memory was a 1970s snowstorm that kept farmers away from their cattle for more than three days before they were able to bulldoze through the snowdrifts to reach them.
Sen. Bill Stouffer, R-Napton, one of the bill's sponsors, justified the renewal of the legislation with support from a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ruling about a case in Indiana. Stouffer said the Indiana statute was ruled to be "...amply justified by the valid interest and protecting the integrity and reliability of the election process."