But Missouri Republican Party spokesman John Hancock said the election does not send any message about more democratic success. Hancock said Tuesday's victories of Republicans Jason Smith of Salem for the house and Jack Goodman of Mt. Vernon for the senate, outnumber the one democratic victory in Kirkwood. "I think the democrats are dead wrong in how they are trying to make some type of state wide message out of it when they lost two of the three races," Hancock said.
Rep. Jack Goodman, R-Mt. Vernon, said SMSU's growth in enrollment and quality now warrant the "Missouri State" designation. In addition to better classifying the school, Goodman said the name change would increase the funds available for higher education by attracting more out-of-state students who must pay higher tuition rates.
Assistant Majority Floor Leader and Mt.Vernon Reprsentative Jack Goodman says the small number of minority bills assigned to committees is not deliberate or partisan. Representative Goodman says it is just a matter of bills going through the House process. From the state Capitol, I'm Jade Mingus.
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