Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, said that at the time the vote was taken, there was great hostility toward the incumbents, especially at the federal level.
Senator Peter Kinder is appealing a decision today/Thursday that upheld Attorney General Jay Nixon's right to use independent attorneys in last year's tobacco settlement.
Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, said he is concerned that "Judge Wright--being a liberal Democratic appointee--would give [Planned Parenthood] everything that they asked for."
In an impassioned plea to the Senate, Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, asked that power be given to the General Assembly to pay the fees, which he said may otherwise be too high.
"I'd predicted that as soon as DNR (the Department of Natural Resources) got finished with industry, they'd go after farmers," said Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau.
Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, said that with star-55 in place, there might not be a need for a cellular 911 system. "I think a public education campaign like star-55, or we can have public service announcementswould be preferable to the 50 cents (tax) or any kind of fee," Kinder said.
The new approach has attracted the support of Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau -- the sponsor of the more traditional approach to a ban on "partial birth" abortions.
Klarich and Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, believe the state should demand Planned Parenthood to repay the funds they have received since the injunction.
Some Republicans chose not to conceal disdain for the bill. "Do you know what this is?" asked Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, as he tossed a two-inch thick document on the committee table.
"We don't want to unionize state government," said state Sen. Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau. Some Republican leaders said Carnahan may be playing politics with the proposal.
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