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10/13/2011 - Missouri Department of Social Services Refuses to Talk on Welfare Drug Testing Program:
Calls to the bill sponsor, Republican Ellen Brandom also were not returned.
5/10/2011 - House sends Governor TANF bill to take funds from drug-using recipients:
Sikeston Republican Bill Sponsor Ellen Brandom argued with Democratic St. Louis City Representative Jacob Hummel about the one-million dollars of funding for testing.
5/10/2011 - Welfare drug testing heads to the Governor's desk:
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, allows Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients to be subject to a drug test if there is a "reasonable suspicion" they are using controlled substances. If the recipient tests positive, they could lose their benefits for three years. The bill passed with enough votes to override a potential veto from the governor.
4/26/2011 - Senate Committee hears testimony over bill that would closely regulate payday loans:
The bill's sponsor Republican Representative Ellen Brandom says the extended 60 day pay-back period will help consumers struggling to pay back a loan.
4/26/2011 - Payday Loan Bill Heard:
The Senate Commerce Committee heard Tuesday, a House-passed bill that would change regulations regarding unsecured loans up to $500, commonly known as payday loans. The bill’s sponsor Representative Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, presented the measure stating its purpose was to provide additional protections for the consumers of payday loan companies without putting the lenders out of business.
4/13/2011 - Payday loan restritctions get initial approval from Missouri House:
The House voted along party lines for a bill that would change several provisions on payday loans. The bill would lower the total maximum interest rate for borrowers to 60 percent instead of the current 75 percent rate over a 14 to 31 day period. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, would also limit the number of times a borrower can rollover or renew their loan from six times to three.
4/12/2011 - Public testifies on House-passed TANF bill to take away funds from drug users:
Sikeston Republican Representative and bill sponsor Ellen Brandom says this bill could prevent children from being born into harmful environments.
4/12/2011 - A Senate Committee Heard Reasoning for Drug Testing on Welfare Recipients:
"We should discourage drug use and not reward it," Republican Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, said to the Senate Health Committee Tuesday in urging them to approve her measure that would require drug testing of welfare recipients.
3/24/2011 - Missouri Considers Drug Testing Welfare Recipients :
The bill's sponsor, Sikeston Republican Representative Ellen Brandom, says the bill would keep taxpayer money from going to drug abusers.
3/16/2011 - Payday loan restrictions get a thumbs-up from House committee :
The passing bill's sponsor, Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, developed the legislation in a bipartisan committee last summer. The bill with stricter regulations, which failed to pass through the committee, was drawn up by Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia. Still's bill was defeated with an 11-5 vote in the House Financial Institutions Committee.
3/16/2011 - House committee passes bill restricting payday loan industry:
Republican Representative Ellen Brandom is sponsoring the bill created in a bipartisan committee.
2/9/2011 - Workers' compensation under construction in statehouse:
"It is important for the business community," said Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston. "As Missouri wants to expand our job opportunities, we want Missouri to be a great place for businesses to locate in and expand."
1/27/2011 - House Speaker Pushes Drug Testing on Welfare Recipients:
Sikeston Republican Representative Ellen Brandom says the cost of drug testing is minimal.
1/26/2011 - Drug testing for welfare recipients passes in House:
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, argued that "taxpayers do not want to see their hard-earned dollars being spent for substance abuse products illegally."
1/26/2011 - House passes bill for welfare drug testing:
The bill's sponsor is Sikeston Republican Representative Ellen Brandom. She says the bill will keep taxpayers from funding the use of illegal drugs.
- Missouri Government News:
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, allows Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients to be subject to a drug test if there is a "reasonable suspicion" they are using controlled substances. If the recipient tests positive, they could lose their benefits for three years.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 9, 2011:
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, allows Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients to be subject to a drug test if there is a "reasonable suspicion" they are using controlled substances. If the recipient tests positive, they could lose their benefits for three years.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 18, 2011:
The House voted along party lines for a bill, which would change several provisions on payday loans. The bill would lower the annual percentage rate maximum to 1,564 percent from the current 1,950 percent. The bill sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, would also limit the number of times a borrower can "rollover" their loan to three from the previous six.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 11, 2011:
The House voted along party lines for a bill, which would change several provisions on payday loans. The bill would lower the annual percentage rate maximum to 1,564 percent from the current 1,950 percent. The bill sponsored by Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, would also limit the number of times a borrower can "rollover" their loan to three from the previous six.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 4, 2011:
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Ellen Brandom (R-Sikeston) said the bill would keep "hard earned tax dollars" from going to drug abusers.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 21, 2011:
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Ellen Brandom (R-Sikeston) said the bill would keep "hard earned tax dollars" from going to drug abusers.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 14, 2011:
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Ellen Brandom, R-Sikeston, developed the legislation in a bipartisan committee last summer. The other bill was drawn up by Rep. Mary Still, D-Columbia, but her bill was defeated by a 11-5 vote in the House Financial Institutions Committee.
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