Sponsor Republican Representative Dave Hinson said Missouri needs the money because the state has twice as many roads as Kansas and Illinois put together, but with less funding.
Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair, sponsored the measure in the state House and said there are twice as many roads in Missouri as there are in Illinois and Kansas combined, but Missouri receives less transportation funding than both.
St. Clair Representative, Dave Hinson says the six-year agreement mirrors a federal compensation law. He says some injuries may not take effect immediately.
The first bill, sponsored by Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair, looks to require students to enroll in math and science courses their last two semesters before entering higher education. Currently, students are required to take three years of math and science courses, so many choose not to take one their senior years of high school. Hinson said this causes problems when they enter college and haven’t studied math or science for two or more years.
Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair, sponsored the measure and said there are twice as many roads in Missouri as there are in Illinois and Kansas combined, but Missouri receives less funding than both.
"Republicans have a lot of rural legislators, that's a great concern of them, that their rural roads are upgraded and maintained and that's what this bill does," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair.
"Republicans have a lot of rural legislators, that's a great concern of them, that their rural roads are upgraded and maintained and that's what this bill does," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair.
Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair, is sponsoring a measure that would increase the state sales tax by one percent for 10 years, with all of the money going to transportation projects. Ten percent of the funds raised from that extra tax would go to cities and counties for road projects and the state would keep the other 90 percent to fix up highways and interstates.
The first bill, sponsored by Rep. Dave Hinson, R-St. Clair, looks to require students to enroll in math and science courses their last two semesters before entering higher education. Currently, students are required to take three years of math and science courses, so many choose not to take one their senior years of high school. Hinson said this causes problems when they enter college and haven’t studied math or science for two or more years.
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