State republican representative Gary Marble joined Franc Flotron and Associated Industries in the lawsuit, and says the state's numbers have always been way off:
Sen. Franc Flotron, R-Chesterfield, in a letter to his colleagues, said he would introduce a resolution during the veto session calling for the joint committee to investigate any "illegal or unethical voting arrangements, and refer them to the appropriate authorities."
St. Louis Senator Franc Flotron says he's trying to help work out relations between St. Louis and Bridgeton over Lambert Airport's expansion plan. Karyn Dest reports from Jefferson City.
"Details are needed," said Sen. Franc Flotron R-St. Louis County. "We don't know how much money is coming in or where it's coming from," said Nor do they know where it's going, which is an issue of concern to many who seek to reform the forfeiture process.
St. Louis County Senator Franc Flotron called for a meeting between Mayor Conrad Bowers of Bridgeton and Mayor Clarence Harmon of St. Louis to discuss Lambert Airport Expansion plans.
3/STATES/WASHINGTON, D.C. AND FOUR U.S. TERRITORIES PARTICIPATED IN THE SETTLEMENT. THE MAJOR TOBACCO COMPANIES, WHICH COMPRISE 99.88 PERCENT OF THE MARKET, AGREED TO PAY $206 BILLION TO THE - Legislators bewildered by settlement:
"I don't care if the tobacco industry pays the fees," said Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County. He said he didn't want to see the lawyers end up making $50,000 an hour. "That makes me sick."
In addition, businesses trying to eliminate Y2K computer glitches and have fewer than 50 employees, would receive more legal protection against liability under the bill proposed by Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County. It also would expand the definition of a national emergency to include the Y2K problem.
The amount these companies put into the escrow account will be roughly equivalent to the amount they would have paid the state had they participated in the settlement, said Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County.
The amount these companies put into the escrow account will be roughly equivalent to the amount they would have paid the state had they participated in the settlement, said Sen. Franc Flotron, R-St. Louis County.