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12/1/2009 - Text messaging while driving bills are back:
Jackson County Senator Matt Bartle says he didn't like the age restriction in last session's bill, but this year looks more promising.
5/7/2009 - Fed Stabilization Funds Accepted for Higher Ed:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle says the stabilization funds are just plugging holes in the budget with borrowed money from China.
5/7/2009 - Plea to Not Use Federal Stabilization Funds Goes Unheard in Senate:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle argued for his fellow senators to forgo accepting federal stabilization funds for higher education.
5/7/2009 - Debate over stimulus funds rages in Senate:
"There is no magic money machine where you just kick this down the line and someone else pays for it," said Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County. "Eventually we do, and ultimately we're going to pay for it in compromised living standards. We're going to look like Western Europe, which grows much more slowly than our economy does ... And if you think, middle-class taxpayer that some rich guy is going to pay your bill, wake up! That's not going to happen!"
5/15/2009 - One legislator says term limits have made Mo. politics "hyper-partisan":
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, also said that this is not the problem to worry about.
5/15/2009 - "Sleeper Cell Republicans" find their voice:
The group is Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, Sen. Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, and Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County.
5/13/2009 - Senate Approves Ban on Texting While Driving:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle said texting may be dangerous, but someone driving after stopping at the drive thru could be even worse.
5/12/2009 - Tuesday Legislative wrap up:
"I've just learned over the years, that anytime you're trying to restrict the flow of government money into private hands, they usually squeal like stuck hogs and fight it tooth and nail, and, in this case, they're wealthy people who have hired lobbyists to influence the legislature," said Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County. "So it is very, very difficult; what we're trying to do is very difficult."
5/12/2009 - Democrats stall DNA bill:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle of Jackson County is sponsoring a bill that would increase DNA testing.  
5/12/2009 - Senate tries to compromise on job creation bill:
Jackson County Republican Matt Bartle says the state is losing money by providing tax credits to wealthy businesses.
5/11/2009 - Concealed-carry bill stalls in Senate committee:
Four days are left for lawmakers to pass bills in the House and Senate and send them to Gov. Jay Nixon's desk. Despite no committee vote on Monday and legislative procedural rules that require specific waiting periods, the bill still has time to pass the two legislative chambers before time runs out. Timing in this final week of session is critical; if committee chairman Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, does not hold an executive session by Tuesday afternoon for ..
4/29/2009 - Anti-gun group tries to halt conceal-and-carry campus legislation:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said that the issue is controversial and may not pass the Senate, but he said he thinks it is still important.
4/28/2009 - Campus conceal and carry bill faces uncertain future in Senate:
The bill faces opposition from at least five senators who intend to filibuster it if it makes it to the Senate floor with the campus provision, said Senate Judiciary Chair Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, whose committee will hear testimony on the bill.
4/28/2009 - Conceal and Carry Senate Handler Not Optimistic:
Kansas City Senator Matt Bartle's comments come ahead of a visit to Jefferson City from a survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting.
4/23/2009 - Declining dairy industry asks for state help:
Jackson County Republican Sen. Matt Bartle says he is against tax credits in general, not just the proposed dairy credit.
4/2/2009 - Joint Resolution to expand state sex offender registry passes Senate:
Some senators expressed concern over the so-called "Romeo and Juliet situation."  Jackson County Republican Matt Bartle said he didn't want teenagers engaging in consensual sex to be on the registry.
4/2/2009 - Joint Resolution to expand state sex offender registry passes Senate:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, wanted to define ages that would be excluded from the registry. "So you really want, you're trying to capture that 17 and under year old male, right? And you are also trying to capture post-pubescent females, and that's very important," Bartle said.
4/14/2009 - Surprise visit from Missouri's team:
An impassioned speech by Senator Matt Bartle followed.
4/14/2009 - Surprise visit from basketball team:
An impassioned speech by Senator Matt Bartle followed.
3/31/2009 - Lawmakers seek to crack down on sex offenders:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, urged passing the bill, saying the state constitution currently leaves open the chance that offenders convicted now of crimes committed before 1995 could potentially find a loophole to stay off the registry.
3/2/2009 - Senators aim to rectify loss of 55,000 Missourians' coverage:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle agrees with Cunningham saying consumers should beware that coverage isn't completely secure and regulation will cause more fees.
3/11/2009 - Senate debate over tax credits ends with no vote.:
Kansas City Senator Matt Bartle challenged the idea of tax credits for some businesses.
3/10/2009 - 'Clean Coal' liability reduction sought:
Warren Wood, president of the Missouri Energy Development Association, said that he expects electricity rates to increase "by 30 to 50 percent" by 2020 and that a "clean" coal plant in the state could save citizens "billions on their electric bills," because the state could store carbon emissions locally and not have to send them through a pipeline hundreds of miles to be buried.The committee's chair, Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee's Summit, expressed some reservations about the bill.&nb..
3/10/2009 - Proposed personal injury liability protection for carbon sequestration projects in Missouri :
Schaefer's fellow GOP Senator Matt Bartle expressed concern, saying if the bill passes, it would set a bad precedent with other industries seeking similar protections.
3/10/2009 - Controversial carbon dioxide.:
Columbia Senator, Kurt Schaefer debated with fellow Republican, Jackson County's Matt Bartle who questioned certain parts of the bill that would not limit liability to environmental or property damages.
2/4/2009 - Plan to repeal ethanol requirement meets opposition:
Senator Matt Bartle ran up against a Senate Agriculture Committee dominated by farmers, arguing the state's ethanol standard doesn't allow drivers to choose what they put in their gas tanks.
2/24/2009 - Rising electric rates:
Jackson County Senator Republican Matt Bartle says the days of adding base load, the least amount of energy required to run day-to-day utilities, are in the rear view mirror.
2/2/2009 - Laptops become a question of ethical integrity:
"Let me say to my colleagues who have to do something other than be a state senator to support a family that it is my humble opinion -- and just my opinion -- that you are not being unethical if you struggle to maintain two jobs, to be down here and support a family, that when you're back home at midnight answering constituent emails, ... I don't think it's unethical at all for you to receive a message that relates to your business," said Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County.
2/2/2009 - Two hour Senate session blocks a vote for laptop use in the chamber.:
Republican Senator Gary Nodler tried to amend the resolution to say laptops could be used for Senatorial business only, but Republican Senator Matt Bartle said the measure would be impossible.
2/2/2009 - Senate committee approves pre-need funeral contract regulation:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle agrees with Cunningham saying consumers should beware that coverage isn't completely secure and regulation will cause more fees.
2/17/2009 - Jobs creation bill comes under attack from Senate Republicans opposed to tax credits.:
Jackson County Senator Matt Bartle said tax credits to create jobs will start a ripple effect with neighboring states.
2/17/2009 - Tax credit bill faces opposition in Senate:
But Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said increasing tax credits has become a national game in which states compete against each other.
2/10/2009 - Senate approves Martinez as Missouri Economic Development Director:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said the Senate should look more closely at who the governor chooses to direct state departments.
1/26/2009 - Funeral industry representatives urge Senate committee to increase regulation on pre-need funerals:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said he is concerned about requiring the licensing and registration of more industries.
1/26/2009 - Funeral Industry representatives urge for more regulation of the industry:
However, Republican Senator Matt Bartle is reluctant about licensing and registering more industries.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 11, 2009:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, protested the use of federal stabilization funds for the higher education budget despite wide support of the plan by his colleauges.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 4, 2009:
Republican Senator Matt Bartle protested the use of federal stabilization funds for the higher education budget despite wide support of the plan by his colleauges.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 27, 2009:
At least one bill supporter, Republican Senator Matt Bartle, says if guns were around during the shooting at Northern Illinois and Virginia Tech then the shootings could have been avoided.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 6, 2009:
Some senators expressed concern over the so-called "Romeo and Juliet" situation. Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said he didn't want teenagers engaging in consensual sex to be on the registry.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 30, 2009:
Some senators expressed concern over the so-called "Romeo and Juliet" situation. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, said he didn't want teenagers engaging in consensual sex to be on the registry.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 16, 2009:
In a heated debate, Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, compared tax credits to farm animals.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 9, 2009:
In a heated debate, Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, compared tax credits to farm animals.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 9, 2009:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Kansas City, has sponsored a bill that would repeal Missouri's requirement that gasoline sold in the state contains 10 percent ethanol.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 2, 2009:
Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Kansas City, has sponsored a bill that would repeal Missouri's requirement that gasoline sold in the state contains 10 percent ethanol.
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