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12/3/2007 - Monday Marks First Day of Bill Filing:
Intro: Monday marked the first day for legislators to file bills. Senate Majority leader Charlie Shields jumped on the opportunity, submitting a revised bill he sponsored last legislative session. Amy Becker has more from the state capitol.
9/7/2007 - Judge to hear whether state is doing its part for lower education funding:
"It is designed to be a formula that is based on the cost of educating a child, not where you live, not what property taxes are, not what the assessed evaluation is in your district, but what it actually costs to educate a child," Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said.
9/11/2007 - Stith Defends secrecy in selecting Supreme Court Judges:
Rules Committee Chairman Charlie Shields said that releasing the names of judges would give the public more voice in selecting the judges.
8/29/2007 - Judge Uphelds Current Missouri School Funding Policy:
Senate Majority leader Charlie Shields, one of the sculptors of the school funding formula, disagreed with the suing schools request to raise taxes in order to better fund schools.
5/2/2007 - House committee holds second hearing on HealthNet:
Senate Majority Floor Leader Charlie Shields, R-St.Joseph, acknowledged that the committee's delay will make the bill a close call for this legislative session.
5/15/2007 - Midwifery outline amendment added to kick boxing bill:
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said he will try to bring the bill back before the senate before the end of the week but was not sure when that would be.
4/4/2007 - Missouri Senate votes for initial passage of Medicaid bill.:
After three days of debate, a Medicaid bill proposed by Senate majority leader Charlie Shields passed for third reading in the Senate.  Amy Becker has more from the Missouri Senate.
4/30/2007 - Schaaf offers Medicaid alternative:
The original Medicaid proposal, offered by Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, passed through the Senate in early April and now awaits approval in the House.
4/2/2007 - Disagreement raged in the Republican party over a new Medicaid bill.:
Senator Crowell started by questioning the bill's sponsor, Republican leader Charlie Shields about the bill's provision for a statewide committee that would reward higher Medicaid payments to health care providers that had good outcomes for their patients.
4/19/2007 - UMC loses funding after Senate Filibuster:
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-Buchanan, said the decision to change the buildings list came after it became clear the Democrats were filibustering.
4/16/2007 - Medicaid reform heads to the House:
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, also said that he is "very confident" that there is enough time left and "pretty confident" that there are enough votes in the House to pass the bill.
4/12/2007 - MoHELA resolution coming soon:
Republican Floor Leader Charlie Shields said Republicans have been patient with Democrat's objections with the bill but that patience may be wearing thin and plan to resume discussion Monday.
4/11/2007 - Missouri Senate approves Medicaid reform bill.:
President Pro-Tem Senator Michael Gibbons commended the bill's sponsor, Senate Majority leader Charlie Shields for taking on a task that hasn't been done in forty years.
3/6/2007 - Senators hear push to rework Medicaid:
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, outlined his bill for the Senate's Health and Mental Health Committee.
3/6/2007 - Medicaid ties up Senate Health Committee:
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields is the sponsor of the bill. He tried to define what a health care advocate does, saying anyone from a nurse, a dentist or a psychiatrist could fill the role. But his response didn't satisfy many who testified.
3/16/2007 - Legislators access progress:
And although Republican Sen. Charlie Shields' Medicaid bill passed out of the Health and Mental Health Committee, Shoemyer said "there's some unfinished business."
3/1/2007 - Group backs healthcare reform:
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said the cuts also eliminated Medicaid benefits for some 80,000 people who were collecting payments even though they didn't qualify.
3/1/2007 - Republicans seek to require all Missourians to have health insurance:
A number of Republicans have joined Loudon in supporting the bill, including Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, and Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons, R-St. Louis County.
2/8/2007 - Education funding criticized in lawsuit:
In response to the lawsuit, the legislature passed in 2005 a measure sponsored by Sen. Charlie Shields, R- St. Joseph, that changed the formula for distributing state funds among the various school districts based on expected increases in state appropriations for education.
2/22/2007 - House passes retirement benefits tax cuts:
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said the bill's cuts would likely be decreased in the Senate.
2/22/2007 - Medicaid to be revamped under Senate bill:
"Our vision is that everyone has access to affordable health care," said Sen. Majority Floor Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, who is sponsoring the measure.
2/22/2007 - Healthnet to replace Medicaid:
The bills' co-sponsor, St. Joesph's Charlie Shields, says the new program will focus on healthy living as well as disease prevention.
2/21/2007 - Childcare bill stalls in Senate:
The rating system would rate daycares based on their performace. Those ratings would be avaliable to parents. Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, the bill's sponsor said the program would cost the state about $1 million a year. But with the amendments that were presented Wednesday, the cost would rise to $40 million or $50 million a year, Shields said.
2/21/2007 - A bill in the Senate will start a rating system for child care centers:
The bill's sponsor, Republican Senator Charlie Shields, says families deserve to know the quality of care their child will receive.
1/29/2007 - Pay raise plan goes through:
Senate majority leader and committee chairman Charlie Shields said he didn't think the proposed rejection would have gotten enough support in the Senate anyway.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of December 3, 2007:
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields previously sponsored a bill last legislative session that would create a five-star rating system for child care facilities.  The bill was passed by the senate but was ultimately defeated in the House due to questions on making the system mandatory.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 17, 2007:
Stith told the committee that publicizing the names of all the applicants would discourage some lawyers from applying.  But the committee chair -- Senate GOP Leader Charlie Shields -- said openness would give the public a stronger voice in the process.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 10, 2007:
Stith told the committee that publicizing the names of all the applicants would discourage some lawyers from applying.  But the committee chair -- Senate GOP Leader Charlie Shields -- said openness would give the public a stronger voice in the process.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 27, 2007:
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, previously has attacked the nominating commission for holding its meetings in secrete.  He's called on the state Attorney General to conduct an Open Meetings Law violation investigation.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 20, 2007:
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, previously has attacked the nominating commission for holding its meetings in secrete.  He's called on the state Attorney General to conduct an Open Meetings Law violation investigation.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 14, 2007:
On Tuesday, the Senate's majority leader -- Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph -- sternly criticized Loudon and offered an amendment to another bill that would have done Loudon's midwifery provision.  Other members joined in the attack on Loudon.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 23, 2007:
The sponsor, the Senate's Republican leader Sen. Charlie Shields from St. Joseph warned that the state was in danger of losing gambling boat revenue to Kansas.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 9, 2007:
After weeks of heated debate, the Missouri Senate voted for final approval of Senate Bill 577, a Medicaid reform bill sponsored by Majority leader Charlie Shields.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 2, 2007:
The issue of individual choice concerned Republican Senator Jason Crowell who accused the bill's sponsor fellow Republican Senator Charlie Shields of putting bureaucrats in charge of micromanaging the health care system in order to save money.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 12, 2007:
Sen. Charlie Shields said he was calling a three hour break in order for the two party caucuses to reassess their positions.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 5, 2007:
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, outlined his bill for the Senate's Health and Mental Health Committee Tuesday afternoon.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 19, 2007:
Sen. Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, unveiled a bill Thursday to revamp Missouri's Medicaid program that would aim to provide coverage for all eligible Missourians by 2013.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 5, 2007:
Sen.  Charlie Shields R- St. Joseph testified in Cole County Court Thursday about whether the formula Missouri uses to allocate public education funding.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of December 3, 2007:
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields previously sponsored a bill last legislative session that would create a five-star rating system for child care facilities.  The bill was passed by the senate but was ultimately defeated in the House due to questions on making the system mandatory.
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