"It's important to do something in St. Louis besides run kids around to ensure there are equal numbers in neighborhoods," said Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County, a member of the committee. "We have to educate them."
Senate Sponsor Joe Maxwell, D-Mexico, said the barrage of amendments is "definitely a slow down." Senate Republican Leader Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County, offered a seven-part omnibus amendment, and several other amendments are lined up for debate today.
However, the Senate took several hours in the afternoon debating an amendment proposed by Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County, that would give parents a $2500 tax break to send their child to any secondary school - public, private or church-run.
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