Republican Senator Brad Lager - who sponsors the bill - says the timing of this press conference is not logical because the Early Site Permit is no longer an issue.
In addition to Lembke and Purgason, the fiscal conservative gang included Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, Sen. Will Kraus, R-Jackson County, Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, and Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph.
The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 23 to eight, but the bill's sponsor, Republican Maryville Senator Brad Lager is expecting a veto from the governor.
The worker's compensation bill is one of three Republican-backed bills before the General Assembly that would place restrictions on employee lawsuits. One of the bills, sponsored by Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, limits protections for employees who file a discrimination lawsuit. Lager's bill is also an attempt to change Missouri statute after courts altered the law. In this case, Lager said he is attempting to bring state laws back into line with federal ones b..
Cunningham said the bill, sponsored by Rep. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, comes too late in an existing conversation. Chappelle-Nadal said schools in St. Louis County, where she serves on a school board, already have these practices.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, said he he had not heard from his Democratic counterparts, but he still wanted to have a public policy debate. Lager said opponents to the bill were not concerned with having a discussion if they were already filibustering this early in the session.
Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, said at the meeting the duty of the DED Director is to turn the state's economic performance around. He explained Missouri's GDP over the last decade ranked 48th out of all 50 states. He also said Missouri, in the past century, has been one of only two states in the nation to not have double digit growth in at least one decade. Lager said such trends are "not good" and "unacceptable."
The compromise also included a measure sponsored by Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, that would have the joint committee on education create a funding formula for higher education. Lager's proposal would also require the legislature to implement the formula by the 2015 fiscal year.
McNary is the son of former St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary and ran on a plan to fix funding problems in the pension system. Zweifel, a former St. Louis County state representative, succeeded Republican Sarah Steelman in 2008 after defeating Republican state Sen. Brad Lager.
McNary is the son of former St. Louis County Executive Gene McNary and ran on a plan to fix funding problems in the pension system. Zweifel, a former St. Louis County state representative, succeeded Republican Sarah Steelman in 2008 after defeating Republican state Sen. Brad Lager.
Cunningham said the bill, sponsored by Rep. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, comes too late in an existing conversation. Chappelle-Nadal said schools in St. Louis County, where she serves on a school board, already have these practices.
Cunningham said the bill, sponsored by Rep. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, comes too late in an existing conversation. Chappelle-Nadal said schools in St. Louis County, where she serves on a school board, already have these practices.
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, said the legislation's only purpose is to codify Missouri law and bring it in line with federal statute. These changes in state law would require discrimination be considered a motivating factor in termination of employment, instead of only a contributing factor. The bill also places a cap of $300,000 on punitive damages.