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11/14/2013 - Missouri Secretary of State creates voting complaint group:
Budget Chairman Senator Kurt Schaefer says he's not sure if Kander can set up an investigative program without legislative approval.
10/17/2013 - Lawmaker says Department of Corrections has not been "transparent":
Wrap: Kurt Schaefer says the governor needs to create a dialogue with the general assembly to find means of carrying out executions.
10/17/2013 - Kelly not running for reelection in House :
The Columbia representative encouraged his officemate Rep. Stephen Webber, D-Columbia, to run for the senate seat currently held by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. Schaefer is term limited in 2016 and announced he'll be running for Attorney General in 2016.
10/16/2013 - National eyes focus in on Maryville sexual assault case, in-state pressures rise:
Wrap: State Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia is suggesting an investigation be opened regarding an alleged rape case in northwest Missouri.
9/18/2013 - House Speaker says entrance of Senator into the race for attorney general does not affect his campaign:
Wrap: Kurt Schaefer announced Wednesday that he will run for one of the highest political positions in the state, a spot House Speaker Tim Jones is also vying for.
7/1/2007. - Columbia senator seeks to expand gifted education program :
JEFFERSON CITY - In an attempt to keep gifted children at the forefront of education, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, is sponsoring a bill to create positions within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to oversee all of the gifted education programs throughout the state of Missouri.
5/8/2013 - Lawmakers give $24 million to state parks, skip higher education projects:
2/27/2013: Radio Story - The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved Kurt Schaefer's nearly $1 billion bonding bill.
5/7/2013 - Lawmakers approve budget relying on several bills that aren't yet laws:
Columbia Tribune reporter Rudi Keller tried to ask why the budget was being balanced on the backs of poor renters. But Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer says voters sent them here to make decisions just like this.
5/6/2013 - House Speaker Jones creates committee to investigate document scandal :
Jones says the Nixon administration has not been forthcoming in explaining how and why the information is used, and Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer says the investigation will continue after the legislative session ends on May 17th.
5/6/2013 - Top House Republican forms committee to probe Revenue Department scandal:
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he would like to turn the entire process of issuing conceal carry permits over to county sheriffs, who are also involved in the committee.  Sheriffs Stuart Miller of Audrain County and Oliver Boyer of Jefferson County are currently named as members, but other officials, both legislative and non-legislative, will be added in the coming weeks.
5/10/2013 - Lawmakers pass budget, trade barbs on who to blame for Revenue Department cuts :
Silvey and others directed a large part of the criticism of the budget changes at Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and accused him of crafting a secret plan with the House to force the governor's hand. Schaefer insisted that the change was necessary and that it didn't violate the rules the Senate uses for budget negotiations. 
4/4/2013 - Mo. Senate approves measure in support of gun ownership protection:
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, would put a proposal in front of voters to alter the language on Missouri's existing gun laws.
4/24/2013 - Higher education funding formula gains first-round approval in state Senate:
But Columbia Senator Kurt Schaefer said it's unfair to exempt this university and not others.
4/23/2013 - Senate thwarts another Medicaid expansion attempt :
But Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer was quite candid about what kind of deal Jefferson City would get with Washington.
4/23/2013 - Senate budget sends message to state agencies :
3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Sen. Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has broken at least three state laws
4/2/2013 - Missouri Department of Revenue responds to Senate subpoena with mountains of documents:
3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Sen. Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has broken at least three state laws
4/2/2013 - Revenue surrenders mountain of documents in response to senate subpoena:
The Department of Revenue has delivered a mountain of documents to the state capitol in response to a senate subpoena. Inside, Columbia Senator Kurt Schaefer says he plans to find proof that the department is breaking privacy laws with its licensing procedure by giving the federal government access to Missourians' personal information.
4/18/2013 - State senator challenged to duel in citizen letter to Columbia Daily Tribune:
Wrap: Republican state Senator Kurt Schaefer says he has not contacted the police about a death threat he received in a letter to the editor published in the Columbia Daily Tribune.
4/17/2013 - Mo. lawmakers work together to find money for a Joplin relief fund:
Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryland, proposed using money from the state's general revenue because he said he thinks"sweeping" money from other funds is bad public policy. Lager faced opposition from other senators, such as Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, who said he doesn't understand why multiple lawmakers think there is enough money in the budget to spend on things over one million dollars. 
4/17/2013 - Mo. Senate's budget leader cuts department funding to get answers about licensing scandal:
3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Sen. Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has broken at least three state laws
4/16/2013 - Mo. officials shared gun info with ATF in addition to Social Security:
3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Sen. Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has broken at least three state laws
4/15/2013 - Missouri Highway Patrol scanning fingers during some traffic stops:
3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Sen. Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has broken at least three state laws
4/11/2013 - Mo. House fires back in gun information controversy:
The bill now goes to the state Senate, where Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, has spent the week grilling officials from the Department of Revenue and the highway patrol.  Schaefer said Thursday “The concept of the ability to, basically gather intelligence through profiling is a different issue than an individual law enforcement investigation,” said Schaefer, who is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
4/10/2013 - Missouri privacy lacks protection despite proposal to keep documents from feds:
The Department of Revenue also came under fire in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Wednesday. Committee chairman Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, threatened the Department of Motor Vehicle's budget in response to allegations that the department had agreed to comply with the REAL ID act and compromise citizens' privacy, although Brian Long, director of the Department of Revenue, denied compliance. State auditor Tom Schweich also announced he would be conducting an..
4/10/2013 - Mo. Revenue Department feels pressue of potential budget shut down:
3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Sen. Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has broken at least three state laws
3/5/2013 - House members say building bonds may fare better in front of state legislature:
2/27/2013: Radio Story - The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved Kurt Schaefer's nearly $1 billion bonding bill.
3/4/2013 - Amendment to protect gun rights moves to senate floor:
Wrap: Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer says his bill would force the state of Missouri to actively protect its citizens' right to bear arms.
3/28/2013 - Senate Majority Leader threatens special session over controversy in Department of Revenue:
Wrap: Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer has said the department is violating state law by handing the personal information of thousands of Missourians over to the federal government.
3/28/2013 - Senate Majority Leader threatens special session over controversy in Department of Revenue:
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said Thursday that several constituents had recently notified him that the department has been giving old state-owned identification processing equipment to Morpho Trust for disposal as a part of its contract with the group.
3/26/2013 - Missouri Senate subpoenas Department of Revenue over new licensing process:
Wrap: Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer says the Department of Revenue has created a database that requires Missourians to disclose personal information in order to obtain an ID card. 
3/13/2013 - Missouri lawmakers thwart another attempt at Medicaid expansion:
Committee chairman Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he believes it is not legitimate to assume that Missouri could kick 300,000 new recipients off of the state Medicaid rolls after three years if the federal government does not continue to pay.
3/13/2013 - Revenue Department denies allegations of sharing gun owners info:
But that wasn’t good enough for some Republicans at the hearing. Sen. Kurt Schaefer said he was worried that MorphoTrust might still be keeping on file facial images of concealed-carry permit holders, taken from their driver's licenses.
3/13/2013 - Revenue Department can't verify if ID info deleted from statewide database:
Republican Columbia Sentator Kurt Schaefer says Homeland Security audits the vendor that keeps the data six times a year.
2/6/2013 - Schaefer leads charge for gifted funding:
Wrap: Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer says he is trying to improve education for gifted children. 
2/19/2013 - Gun rights start heated debates in the Missouri Capitol:
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, sponsor of the amendment proposal, said all rights under the Missouri Constitution should be equally enforced including the right to bear arms.
2/19/2013 - Republicans push bills to resist federal gun control efforts:
Columbia Senator Kurt Schaefer says Missourians Second Amendment rights should always be protected, not just when gun control is a hot topic.
2/18/2013 - Senate Appropriations Continues to Grill Highway Patrol:
Wrap: Chairman Senator Kurt Schaefer questioned the Highway Patrol about a request to increase salaries of highway deputies to match those of water deputies.
1/28/2013 - The Governor's Budget Plans:
Senate Appropriations Chair Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, flatly said the budget was not balanced. "Obviously it's not if it relies on $165 million of legislation that has to pass. Because if that legislation doesn't pass, then obviously the governor's budget doesn't work."
1/23/2013 - State Highway Patrol spends nearly $6 million on plane:
Kurt Schaefer says this large purchase came out of the blue without legislative approval, and it raises a red flag.
1/23/2013 - House committee to look at $950 million bond issue:
Kelly has worked with a fellow Columbia legislator, Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer, on a similar bond proposal, which Schaefer pre-filed in the Senate. That bill, which would be a constitutional amendment like previous bond issues, would provide funding for construction at college campuses, state buildings and parks.  
1/22/2013 - Columbia Democrat takes unlikely leadership role on huge bond issue:
Kelly is working with Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, on the bond issue. Kelly said his minority party status will not hinder his negotiations with Republicans.
1/16/2013 - State Republican lawmakers rally against federal gun laws:
"Everyone in this room, everyone in this building, in this state, in this country should watch with great anticipation and skepticism about what comes out of that process," Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said. "Because potentially what we are looking at is the erosion of a fundamental right of every citizen of the United States through an unprecedented mechanism of executive order."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 4, 2013:
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said his bill would force the state of Missouri to be accountable for any state or federal law that infringes upon the right to bear arms.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 25, 2013:
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, proposed the bill as a way to fund needed projects at the state's college campuses, state parks, mental health facilities and other state facilities.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 18, 2013:
Rep. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, sponsor of the amendment proposal, said all rights under the Missouri Constitution are equal including the right to bear arms.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 11, 2013:
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said that because the education department is not supportive of gifted education, changes will be small at first.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 4, 2013:
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said that because the education department is not supportive of gifted education, changes will be small at first.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 28, 2013:
In response, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, called out the governor who had recently said that large campaign donations erode the public confidence in elected officials.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 21, 2013:
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he supports the governor's need to travel, but he questioned purchasing a new plane at the time state has other budget needs.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 14, 2013:
"Everyone in this room, everyone in this building, in this state, in this country should watch with great anticipation and skepticism about what comes out of that process," Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said.
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