Republican Senator Matt Bartle sponsored the amendment, and says it was the most important part of the economic development bill for protecting the "regular guy."
Sen. Matt Bartle, R- Lee's Summit, said a byproduct of doing the bridge construction as one lump sum instead along the course of time is the cost will be very high.
Ticket Scalping - One section of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, would repeal a state law that bans the reselling of athletic tickets at a higher price than their original value. It would also prevent cities and counties from passing laws of their own regarding ticket scalping. St. Louis currently has a similar law in place. Although the provision would allow ticket scalping, it would allow local ordinances governing ticket-sale fraud.
The amendment's sponsor, Republican Senator Matt Bartle, said the original purpose of the bill was to allow the average consumer to sell their tickets on the street.
Sen. Matt Bartle, R- Jackson County, said this was one good result of the limits and said legislators are more careful about what they do after hours and about what legislation they pass because they could be removed more easily by their constituents.
The bill passed with a vote of 23-11, with every Republican voting yes except Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, and with every Democrat voting no except Sens. Frank Barnitz, D-Lake Springs, Victor Callahan, D-Jackson County, and Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis.
The "previous question" motion to stop debate on Nodler's bill passed 20-13 with every Republican voting yes except Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit. The bill was then voted on and passed 22-11 with every Republican except Bartle voting yes and only one Democrat voting yes -- Sen. Victor Callahan, D-Independence.
Offered by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, the amendment drew criticism from Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, who said it was the latest example of how legislators this year have "run away kicking and screaming" from supporting potentially disease-curing research. Graham complained about the shift away from such research in favor of agricultural research.
Senator Matt Bartle of Lee's Summit echoed Lembke's support for a ban on all human cloning during the large rally, hosted by the Missouri Right to Life organization.
Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said he, like most Missourians, supported the death penalty and was unsure what benefit would come from studying the issue for four more years.
Intro: Senator Matt Bartle is pushing to add a new department to the state Capitol to keep technology up-to-date. Fanna Haile-Selassie has more from the Capitol.
The Senate Financial Committee heard a proposal Monday by Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, to create an Office of Enterprise Technology in Missouri and a state chief information officer to oversee the department. The new department would oversee developing new technologies, evaluating the efficiency of current resources, and maintaining the security of the state's technology services.
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, has proposed a bill to construct toll plazas on the state highway system, specifically on I-70. The proposal caps the cost of driving the entire length of I-70 at $5, according to the bill.
With out even a bathroom break until the very end. Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, rambled for 17 hours about a wide range of issues including garbage and GPS devices in his failed effort to stop a vote on the confirmation of Warren Erdman -- whom Bartle charged was too supportive of human stem cell research.
Warren Erdman's nomination comes before the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee Wednesday morning. On the eve of the committee meeting, Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, renewed his intention to fight the nomination.
But many legislators oppose such a moratorium. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said he, like most Missourians, supported the death penalty and was unsure what benefit would come from studying the issue for four more years.
Warren Erdman's nomination comes before the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee Wednesday morning. On the eve of the committee meeting, Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, renewed his intention to fight the nomination.
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