Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, proposed another resolution asking voters to extend the length a lawmaker can serve form eight years to 12 consecutive years.
In a six-hour debate that lasted well into the night Monday, the Senate approved an amendment by Senator John Schneider (D-St. Louis) that would restrict funding to organizations that provide abortions. Schneider's amendment strengthens language in a current appropriations bill that prohibits the state from funding abortion clinics. The amendment now moves to conference.
Monday's Senate amendment elaborated on the Feb. 3 court ruling by stipulating what affiliation a family-planning clinic may maintain with an abortion clinic if it is to continue receiving state funds. The amendment, presented by Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, says that family-planning clinics affiliated with abortion clinics must have separate:
One Missouri lawmaker says the House vote sent a message to Senators who support collective bargaining. State Senator John Schneider says pressure from rural members of the Missouri State Teachers Association has shut down the debate in both the House and Senate.
Other interns at the capitol say they will not watch Monica on television either. Kelly Yates, an intern for Senator John Schneider, says she and other interns are bitter because Monica's actions has taken away the credibility of interns.
St. Louis County Senator John Schneider's bill is at the center of an ongoing fight between auto manufacturers and car dealers over just who can own those franchises.
Sen. John Schneider (D-Florissant) introduced SB 70, which effectively prohibits auto manufacturers from owning any part of a car dealership. The bill was heavily amended during committee, and now is moving toward a vote on a Senate floor.
But the bill's sponsor, State Senator John Schneider concedes that the collective bargaining process is cumbersome. But, he argues the real issue is employee rights, not government bureaucracy.
Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County, has filed a joint resolution in the Senate to repeal term limits if voters approve. Elected to the Senate in 1970, Schneider is the chamber's dean -- having served longer than any current member.
"It gives a little dignity to our workers," said Sen. John Schneider, D-St. Louis County. Schneider and others argued that public workers often have fewer rights than unionized private sector employees.
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