Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, who was one of the major opponents to the original sale, said MOHELA's inability to make its payments was disappointing, but not unexpected.
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, is the bill's Senate sponsor, He described the bill as a major victory for students. "They're finally going to have to treat the student curator with the respect they deserve."
Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said even though the attorney general's office might use the successful program to its advantage does not mean it should change.
Democratic Senator Chuck Graham from Boone County holds Nader responsible for former Vice-President Al Gore's loss for the nomination back in two-thousand.
The bill, proposed by Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Louis and co-sponsored by Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, would make it a felony to be a spectator at at least two dogfights. Rupp said that in light of recent cases, such as the one involving Michael Vick, the committee should look at treating dogfighting spectators in the same way they do participants.
Democrat Chuck Graham of Columbia expressed pleasure with the bill's passage, which provides two-thirds of the funding to the Ellis Fischel Center in Columbia.
Last year's MOHELA proposal originally had included the two projects, but following lengthy protests by Sens. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, and Jolie Justus, D-Jackson County, Republicans stripped the two projects from the appropriations bill. That came after Senate Republicans had used a rare parliamentary procedure to shut off debate and force a vote on the MOHELA sale bill.
The bill is sponsored by Columbia Democratic Senator Chuck Graham. It is the second year in a row that he has sponsored legislation attempting to create a student curator.
But Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, called this year's budget "a wash," saying the legislature is spending money on private higher education institutions when it should be used for public university needs.
But Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, called this year's budget "a wash," saying the legislature is spending money on private higher education institutions when it should be used for public university needs.
Both the Missouri National Teachers' Association and Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, oppose the plan, saying ABCTE does not require the right training for educators.
Both the Missouri National Teachers' Association and Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, oppose the plan, saying ABCTE does not require the right training for educators.