JEFFERSON CITY - A Missouri Senator says the ‘Constitution is out the window’ Thursday. The Senate Interim Committee on Health Insurance Exchanges was blindsided Thursday morning while meeting to discuss the state's future health insurance exchange plan. During the hearing, the committee received a notice that Governor Jay Nixon's staff and board members of the Missouri Health Insurance Pool, also known as the MHIP, were discussing and planning to vote on their own ..
Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says the executive branch could have voted on a resolution to implement a state health insurance exchange requesting 21 million dollars of taxpayer federal money before having the committee discuss it.
Schaaf says Clinton and Caldwell counties are two examples of counties that this bill can help.Opponent Clay County Senator Luann Ridgeway says this bill will let the county seats put jails in small towns or unincorporated areas.
With Tennessee as the exception, all of Missouri's bordering states with "right to work" measures have higher employment rates. Tennessee, however, added jobs in 2010 whereas Missouri lost jobs, according to information from the Census Bureau cited by the bill's sponsor, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
The Committee chair -- Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville -- said the bill is going to stay open for more discussion. "It's gonna run into a heavy opposition if we don't land the ship," she concluded, saying the committee will discuss the bill and execute on it later this week.
The bill's sponsor, Senator Luann Ridgeway, says "right to work" would give employees a chance to decide if they're being represented fairly by a union.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said the measure would bring in more jobs to the state and make Missouri more competitive with neighboring states. All of Missouri's neighboring states, with the exception of Illinois and Kentucky, have ended collective bargaining and then gained jobs, she said.
With Tennessee being the exception, all of Missouri's other bordering states with "right to work" measures have higher employment rates. Tennessee, however, added jobs in 2010, whereas Missouri lost jobs according to information from the Census Bureau cited by the sponsor the Senate bill—Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
“What are we doing here? The Constitution is out the window, the republic has dissolved and we’re going to have dictatorship by fiat,” said Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
“What are we doing here? The Constitution is out the window, the republic has dissolved and we’re going to have dictatorship by fiat,” said Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
Clay County Senator Luann Ridgeway said this bill will allow jails to be built in small towns or unincorporated areas, "It can dramatically influence land values and it can dramatically influence the safety of the surrounding homes."
Clay County Senator Luann Ridgeway said this bill will allow jails to be built in small towns or unincorporated areas, "It can dramatically influence land values and it can dramatically influence the safety of the surrounding homes."
Republican Clay Senator Luann Ridgeway said, "In this time of term limits, we need to keep our representatives as close to the people as possible. By diluting the number of Representatives and increasing the number of people they would represent, it is of necessity that it would be harder to stay in touch with the people."
Republican Clay Senator Luann Ridgeway said, "In this time of term limits, we need to keep our representatives as close to the people as possible. By diluting the number of Representatives and increasing the number of people they would represent, it is of necessity that it would be harder to stay in touch with the people."
Senator Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, was the only Republican to vote against the bill, saying the plan does exactly what people hate most about government.
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