That seat was held by Sen. Roseann Bentley, a Republican, for the past eight years. Some Democrats have privately questioned Champion's ability to move legislation, but Baker pointed to her record of 10 years of service in the House.
Sen. Roseann Bentley, R-Springfield, the bill's sponsor, blamed what she called opposition from UM as a barrier to the development of higher education Missouri.
"To give all of those organizations that count on that money nothing, seems very severe to me," said Senate Appropriations Committee member Roseann Bentley, R-Springfield.
Jacob also asked if SMSU has a program to help black athletes graduate and whether the school has claims filed against it for providing inadequate funding to womens' sports. Redfearn said SMSU had "very good" graduation rates for athletes and defended the school's support for womens' athletics. Sen. Roseann Bentley, R-Springfield and chair of the committee, said if Jacob came to see the SMSU Lady Bears basketball team play sometime they could get him a T-shirt.
The Senate bill was approved by the Senate Education Committee in late January. However, the committee chairman, Sen. Roseann Bentley, R-Springfield, has yet to report the bill to the full Senate.
But not all of his Republican collegueas in the senate agree...The chair of the Senate Education committee Roseann Bentley says she wants to see the formula fully funded.
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