Two days after a Kansas City Star report said House Speaker John Diehl exchanged sexually-laced text messages with a college freshman, he submitted his official resignation as speaker and as a state representative.
House Speaker John Diehl says he plans on working with the House and the Senate in order to form new tax legislation that would benefit the people and businesses of Missouri.
Wrap: House Speaker John Diehl was asked about the legislature not doing much with the state's growing transportation funding crisis and he said one issue must be addressed first before everything else.
Wrap: House Speaker John Diehl told a group of reporters Wednesday he's asking a House committee to investigate the benefits of keeping the Rams here in Missouri.He says it's important to gather all the facts about the team before lawmakers consider legislation to keep them in St. Louis.
Speaker of the House John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, gave his first floor speech as speaker and launched an attack against Secretary of State Jason Kander, who announced Thursday morning his plans to run for the U.S. Senate against Republican Sen. Roy Blunt.
House Speaker John Diehl, R-Town and Country, said many of the bills Nixon referenced when talking about changes to police departments or municipal court reform will be seen in committees or are already there.
"I don't think they reached out to any victims when proposing, or when developing their proposals," Hirth said.Others, however, argued that the House could not allow a situation in which nothing was done when a member or a staffer knew about a sexual harassment complaint."The goal of this policy is to ensure that the House takes all complaints seriously," said Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City. Barnes, who is not a member of the Administration Committee, testified as a witness af..
On Thursday, the day before the last day of the session, Rep. John Diehl announced his resignation after the Kansas City Star reported sexually suggesting text messages with a college intern working for the legislature.
House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, said the objective was to prevent the governor from spending the entire summer campaigning against the legislature's spending plan before their fall veto session.
House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, said the objective was to prevent the governor from spending the entire summer campaigning against the legislature's spending plan before their fall veto session.
House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, told reporters Thursday, April 9 that he will let budget negotiations between the House and Senate play out before he makes conclusions.
House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, told reporters Thursday, April 9 that he will let budget negotiations between the House and Senate play out before he makes conclusions.
House Speaker John Diehl told reporters Wednesday morning, April 1, that he's backing the House version of a Senate bill that'll change the Mack's Creek law.
The decision to remain a member of the group has been criticized by Republicans including House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, who said the House will vote this session to de-fund the agreement.
The House Democratic leader told reporters Wednesday that House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, had restricted committees from holding meetings in the future outside the Capitol building in Jefferson City.
House Speaker John Diehl, R-Town and Country, said many of the bills Nixon referenced when talking about changes to police departments or municipal court reform will be seen in committees or are already there.
"As for the broad direction of policy in this session, it seems to me that this has been set by the people themselves, The voters of Missouri sent an unmistakable message in November, delivered in person today by at least 117 of us," said House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, in his address to the chamber after his election as speaker.
"As for the broad direction of policy in this session, it seems to me that this has been set by the people themselves, The voters of Missouri sent an unmistakable message in November, delivered in person today by at least 117 of us," said House Speaker John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, in his address to the chamber after his election as speaker.
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