"The issue doesn't go away and neither does the burden," said Senate GOP Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joe. "We'll have proposals for years to come, but I was comfortable with (Dempsey's) version. It passed the Senate very easily."
The bill's sponsor is the Senate's GOP leader, Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph. He argued that Missouri would not lose because the bill would require the company to refund the tax credits after the plant became operational.
Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, the handler of the bill in the Senate, says it is time to get rid of the limits because they have been ineffective.
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, the Senate sponsor of the bill, said the lifting of limits would improve transparency in campaign funding. Under the current system, he said, an individual is able to bypass the funding statutes by using political action committees or party committees.
The majority floor leader, Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, and an employee for Heartland Health Hospital in St. Joseph, said that liability should be considered before passing the bill.
Bray has withdrawn an amendment that would have restored Medicaid coverage to 100,000 Missourians who lost it in 2005, an amendment Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said was not affordable for the state.
Majority Floor Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said leaving power in the hands of the attorney general allows that office to use that power for its political advantage.
Senate Republican Leader Charlie Shields sponsored the legislation, and says the bill would hold Missouri politicians accountable for the money they raise in the election process.
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, introduced an amendment that would make funds available for veterans dependent on money appropriated by the legislature.
Majority leader Charlie Shields defended his bill that would put in place a state quality rating system that would rate Missouri early child care providers on a five star scale.
Majority Floor Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said the attorney general's office uses the success of the program to its political gain. Shields forced debate over the bill to conclude and laid it over to the informal calendar.
Majority Floor Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, said the attorney general's office uses the success of the program to its political gain. Shields forced debate over the bill to conclude and laid it over to the informal calendar.
In a party-line vote, the Missouri Senate Finance Committee passed a bill that would repeal limits on contributions to individual campaigns. Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, sponsored the bill and says it aims to bring transparency to the election process.
In a party-line vote, the Missouri Senate Finance Committee passed a bill that would repeal limits on contributions to individual campaigns. Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, sponsored the bill and says it aims to bring transparency to the election process.
Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, introduced an amendment to the Missouri Returning Heroes' Education Act that would make money for veterans' tuition be contingent upon money allocated specifically for it.
Majority leader Republican Charlie Shields is giving it another try with his early child care rating system bill. The same idea was proposed last year but was defeated on the main concern that it should be voluntary. Shields changed the service to optional but there are still concerns among his own Education Committee.
Majority leader Republican Charlie Shields is giving it another try with his early child care rating system bill. The same idea was propsed last year but was defeated on the main concern that it should be voluntary. Shields changed the service to optional but there are still concerns among his own Education Committee.
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