Sen. Rob Mayer, picked by the GOP Senate caucus to be the Senate's president pro tem, said he would like to see a so-called "right to work" law move through the chamber.
Nixon said his staff has worked closely with Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, who proposed the further cut to education despite Nixon's recommendation that it be upheld.
But Governor Jay Nixon said Wednesday that he wasn't hiding anything and the list was just information he had discussed with the budget chairman, Senator Rob Mayer.
The committee's chair -- Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter -- won committee approval for cutting an additional $15 million from Nixon's proposed $50 million cut to higher education institutions for the 2011 fiscal year that will begin in July.
"We have compromised on a lot of issues to keep the process moving forward," said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter. "It is what it is."
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said the money for higher education would come from imposing an insurance premium tax on managed care providers in Missouri, which Schaefer said would in turn yield matching funds from the federal government.
Senate Appropriation's Committee Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, who introduced the committee's cut, said he has been working with Nixon's office to determine whether the original deal can be upheld.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said he thinks the Senate will cut the amount suggested by Nixon, even if the House version contains those funds.
"I think it's only proper that they come out before the committee and argue the merits of the tax credits versus giving more money to education or some other program that could be funded with the money that goes to tax credits," said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter.
Gov. Jay Nixon held a meeting last week with Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Mayer and Majority Leader Kevin Engler.
One bill, sponsored by Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, requires abortion providers offer a woman an ultrasound of her fetus at least 24 hours prior to an abortion. He said at a hearing last week that seeing a photograph of the fetus and hearing its heartbeat would deter women from getting an abortion.
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Sen. Rob Mayer finds success with his Southeast Mo. water protection bill 02/11/2010
"The most effective way to protect children and keep women from being wounded for life is to ensure that women facing unplanned pregnancies have received factual information concerning their decision," Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said at the hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Monday.
Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, cited what he called some districts in New Madrid County "that don't make sense" as a reason to enact what is commonly known as "open enrollment." He said students across the vast majority of the state are required to attend schools within their district, which can create a logistical nightmare if they live on the edge of one district, where a school outside their zone could be closer.
On Monday, McCaskill sent a letter to Icet and Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, noting their criticism of federal spending and asking how the budget would be affected if stimulus funds were rescinded.
Wrap: The bill's sponsor,Dexter Republican Senator Rob Mayer says some kids have to go a long way to a school just to stay in their own district, when an out-of-district school close by is off-limits.
If it isn't decided, Committee Chairman Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said, it was too early to say whether he would vote for a budget that included $300 million in speculative funds.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Rob Mayer asked state budget director Linda Luebbering what'll happen when federal money runs out.
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The caucus, meeting behind closed doors, resorted to a drawing after several votes produced a tie between the current Senate Republican leader -- Sen. Kevin Engler from Farmington -- and the Senate Appropriations Committee chair who won the drawing -- Sen. Rob Mayer from Dexter.
The caucus, meeting behind closed doors, resorted to a drawing after several votes produced a tie between the current Senate Republican leader -- Sen. Kevin Engler from Farmington -- and the Senate Appropriations Committee chair who won the drawing -- Sen. Rob Mayer from Dexter.
The caucus, meeting behind closed doors, resorted to a drawing after several votes produced a tie between the current Senate Republican leader -- Sen. Kevin Engler from Farmington -- and the Senate Appropriations Committee chair who won the drawing -- Sen. Rob Mayer from Dexter.
"That's pretty harsh action on his part, really unacceptable," said the normally mild mannered Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, Rob Mayer, R-Dexter.
"That's pretty harsh action on his part, really unacceptable," said the normally mild mannered Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, Rob Mayer, R-Dexter.
Gov. Jay Nixon held a meeting last week with Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Mayer and Majority Leader Kevin Engler.
Gov. Jay Nixon held a meeting last week with Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Mayer and Majority Leader Kevin Engler.