Rep. Matt Bartle, who proposed the constitutional amendment, says this change would make road projects a high priority because the governor would have to answer for the poor road conditions.
* The Senate's Judiciary Committee Chairman -- Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County -- reintroduced a bill to prohibit human cloning. It would disallow use of any government facility, funds, or employees to be used in cloning. The bill did not prohibit research.
"We will do whatever it takes to make the law enforceable and right now I believe the law is completely enforceable," said Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County and chair of the senate judiciary committee.
Bill sponsor Senator Matt Bartle of Jackson County is saying enough is enough. He says fans who jump onto fields of professional and college-level athletic games should be penalized. He says not only do they cause an interference, but sometimes attack the players, coaches and umpires. Bartle says this behavior is unsafe and simply cannot continue.
The bill, sponsored by republican Senator Matt Bartle and Representative Richard Byrd, would give the state more power to punish people who commit investment fraud.