Democrat Robin Carnahan, daughter of former governor Mel Carnahan, was voted secretary of state, Republican state Senator Sarah Steelman was elected Treasurer and Democrat Jay Nixon was reelected attorney general. The Lieutenant Governor's race between Democrat Bekki Cook and Republican Peter Kinder was too close to call at the time of this writing but Kinder held nearly a 47,000 vote lead with more than 97 percent of precincts reporting.
This year's candidates for state treasurer are Republican State Senator Sarah Steelman and Democrat and Arnold Mayor Mark Powell.Get the newspaper story
Amendments proposed by Senators like Sarah Steelman extended the scope of funding possibilities beyond direct workforce contributions to such areas like endowed research chairs for higher education.
Amendments proposed by Senators like Sarah Steelman extended the scope of funding possibilities beyond direct workforce contributions to such areas like endowed research chairs for higher education.
But amendments proposed by Senators like Sarah Steelman extended the scope of funding possibilities beyond direct workforce contributions to such areas like endowed research chairs for higher education.
Sen. Sarah Steelman's, R-Rolla, 2004 proposal creates a tax credit of up to $2,000 per eligible employer for 10 percent of the contribution made toward a health reimbursement arrangement per eligible employee. Certain farmers will also qualify as eligible employees.
Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla, an opponent of the lawsuit liability bill, voted against the previous question motion. She later criticized both parties in the Senate -- and the governor -- for turning the issue into a political game.
Republican Senator Sarah Steelman is sponsoring a bill that aims to disclose the names of private doners who contribute to chancellor salaries. She says this is an effort to prevent a conflict of interest.
Sen. Sarah Steelman from Rolla says she does not want University System President Elson Floyd to take over as MU Chancellor when current Chancellor Richard Wallace retires this summer.
Sen. Sarah Steelman from Rolla sponsored the bill creating stillborn birth certificates. To reach a compromise, Steelman added an amendment increasing the privacy of the certificates.
State Senator Sarah Steelman and Representative Kevin Engler, co-authors of a joint resolution to ban gay marriage, say an amendment to the state constitution would solidify Missouri's refusal to recognize gay marriages from other states.
Akin joined state Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla, and state Rep. Kevin Engler, R-Farmington, in an afternoon news conference in the Capitol Rotunda. Both Steelman and Engler have sponsored measures that would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
JEFFERSON CITY - Republican Sarah Steelman says making the names of private doners to the University of Missouri will prevent possible conflicts of interest. Private donations have recently been used to pay for raises in chancellor salaries.
The bill was introduced in response to UM President Elson Floyd's proposal to serve as chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia campus following MU Chancellor Richard Wallace's retirement in August, said the bill's chief sponsor -- Sen. Sarah Steelman, R-Rolla.
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