"There has been an attempt to address the issue for a number of years," said Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. "This is an attempt to finally put the issue aside."
Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, who is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the increases in higher education funding are sufficient and that Missouri has money to spend this year despite the credit crunch.
The same bill was proposed last year by Republican Senator Gary Nodler after he nearly lost his Senate seat in the 2006 election to an independent candidate.
Since the governor presented his spending plans to the legislature, Icet and his Senate counterpart, Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, had been voicing concerns that the governor's proposed spending increases were too large at a time of economic uncertainty.
During the session, Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, lashed out in opposition to Right to Life of Missouri, making claims that it does not represent legislators or itself properly.
During the session, Sen. Gary Nodler, R-Joplin, lashed out in opposition to Right to Life of Missouri, making claims that it does not represent legislators or itself properly.
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