Democratic Representative Stacey Newman called the bill more NRA-sponsored legislation and said the only one profiting off this bill would be gun manufacturers.
The measure was not backed by any estimation of revenue or jobs that would be brought in, as none of the companies threatening to leave their current state have said they will move to Missouri. Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, said she did not agree with helping these companies when there was no economic guarantee for Missouri.
But Democrats, led by Rep. Stacey Newman, said that putting guns in classrooms would be a dangerous practice. Newman, D-St. Louis County, said Republicans were backing the bill as a means of expanding firearm usage to support gun manufacturers. She said lawmakers should be doing more to prevent gun deaths in the urban areas of the state, many of which she said are inner-city children.
But St. Louis County Democrat Stacey Newman says the Legislature should crack down on gun crime. She says gun crime kills many kids each year and that lawmakers aren't doing enough to stop that.
Democratic Representative Stacey Newman says she wants that to stop. She says Republicans in the state capitol would be going against voters by weakening state gun laws.
Stacey Newman is a Democratic Representative from St. Louis County. She says the photo ID requirement would increase the number of provisional ballots, which she says are seldom cast correctly and then not counted.
Wrap: If Kinder leaves, it's up for debate how the Lt. Gov.'s office will be filled. Democrats like St. Louis Rep. Stacey Newman say the Governor has authority to appoint someone.
Kinder, one of about a dozen Republican candidates vying for the seat, was elected to his third term as Lt. Gov in November. Nixon, a Democrat, has said he has authority to appoint someone to fill the rest of Kinder's term if he leaves. But, Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, is sponsoring legislation that would allow the governor to appoint a temporary replacement, but would require a state vote to select a permanent replacement. On the House floor Tuesday, Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St...
But Rep. Stacey Newman, who cast the lone dissenting vote, said Republicans were trying to rush the bill for partisan reasons. She said lawmakers would not have made the measure such a priority if a Republican were making the appointment to fill Kinder's seat.
Reps. Tony Dugger, R-Hartville, and Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, will work to pass bipartisan legislation making it easier for active military members to run for office, according to a Thursday statement from Secretary of State Jason Kander.
Reps. Tony Dugger, R-Hartville, and Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, will work to pass bipartisan legislation making it easier for active military members to run for office, according to a Thursday statement from Secretary of State Jason Kander.
Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, opposes the measure and said the measure was not based on fact but “based on the hysteria that certain manufacturers have threatened to leave particular states.”
Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, said "this bill discriminates against women. This bill does not come from God, this bill comes from a legislator."
Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis County, said "this bill discriminates against women. This bill does not come from God, this bill comes from a legislator."
But Rep. Stacey Newman, D-St. Louis City, said she knows her bill requiring all sales of firearms be made through licensed dealers won't pass because of resistance from Republicans.