Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, voted against moving forward with the measure, saying Gov. Nixon's plan had the potential to result in significant losses to taxpayers.
Rep. Tom Flanigan, R-Carthage, presented the bill to the House committee on Tuesday in place of the bill's sponsor, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County. Flanigan said the bill was put together specifically to help with areas in Joplin.
The Senate passed the tax increase proposal in March but Republican John Lamping of Saint Louis County says the sense of urgency just isn't there considering the increase would not go on the ballot until 2014.
Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, said he believes if the tax has enough support to pass through the voters, they will put it on the ballot via initiative petition.
Justus also said she supported the underlying bill to extend the New Markets program. Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, criticized the bill as being "crony capitalism" and characterized it as corporate welfare that would create a class of wealthy investors who were dependent on government.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted the national "Common Core" standards in 2009, and Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, said they should have consulted the legislature before doing so.
The measure, sponsored by Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, would prohibit the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from implementing the statewide education standards without approval by the General Assembly.
Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, is the father of an adopted-Chinese daughter. He said he was disappointed in the removal of those incentives because most racial adoptions are done in state, not abroad.
Wrap: Senators John Lamping and Eric Schmitt sponsored two bills asking for the same thing--- to name a new bridge over the Mississippi River after the late Stan "the man" Musial.
Wrap: St. Louis County Senator John Lamping would move the primary election date from August to June, giving voters a longer period of time to get to know the candidates.
Wrap: St. Louis County Senators Eric Schmitt and John Lamping have each filed a bill to name the new Mississippi River Bridge after Cardinal's great Stan "The Man" Musial.
Wrap: Even before Nixon had finished speaking, St. Louis County Republican Senator John Lamping tweeted: "Say nothing speech from a do nothing Governor; business as usual in Jefferson City."
The significance of the governor's promise to be more involved in the issue was confirmed by another participant in the meeting, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County.
The significance of the governor's promise to be more involved in the issue was confirmed by another participant in the meeting, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County.
Rep. Tom Flanigan, R-Carthage, presented the bill to the House committee on Tuesday in place of the bill's sponsor, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County. Flanigan said the bill was put together specifically to help with areas in Joplin.
Rep. Tom Flanigan, R-Carthage, presented the bill to the House committee on Tuesday in place of the bill's sponsor, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County. Flanigan said the bill was put together specifically to help with areas in Joplin.
Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, voted against the bill. He said putting all of the separate credits into one package prevents lawmakers from judging them based on their individual merits.
Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, said he was glad to have the opportunity to vote against the expansion on the floor. Lamping said the General Assembly will look back in a few years and realize it did the right thing.
Legislation from Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, would take money left over from four separate funds, not dedicated to relief and not being used, in order to reach $15 million for relief funding. That money would then be distributed from the Office of Administration to Joplin over a period of two years.
Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, is the father to an adopted-Chinese daughter. He said he was disappointed in the removal of those incentives because most racial adoptions are done in state, not abroad.
Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, is the father to an adopted-Chinese daughter. He said he was disappointed in the removal of those incentives because most racial adoptions are done in state, not abroad.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted the national "Common Core" standards in 2009, and Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, said they should have consulted the legislature before doing so.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, would allow legislators to have more time for their jobs back home in their respective districts.
Bill sponsor, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, defended his bill saying the idea behind it was to give voters a longer time to decide between candidates.
Bill sponsor, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis County, defended his bill saying the idea behind it was to give voters a longer time to decide between candidates.
Two Republican St. Louis County senators, John Lamping and Eric Schmitt, both proposed bills to name a new bridge over the Mississippi river on Interstate 70 after Stan "The Man" Musial.
Sens. Eric Schmitt and John Lamping have each filed a bill to name the bridge after the legendary outfielder. Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, praised Musial's accomplishments on and off the field.
Before Nixon had finished his speech, Sen. John Lamping, R-St. Louis, criticized the speech by tweeting: "Say nothing speech from a do nothing Governor; business as usual in Jefferson City."
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