Wrap: Senator David Pearce along with some of his colleagues called Thursday morning for the resignation of Missouri Republican Party chairman John Hancock.
Senate Education Committee Chair David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, said he hopes the environment on the system's flagship campus in Columbia will improve with new leadership.
Senate Education Committee Chair David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, said he hopes the environment on the system's flagship campus in Columbia will improve with new leadership.
Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, cited House Bill 42 as a highlight of the session. The bill deals with the transferring of students in unaccredited school districts. And Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-St. Louis County, noted Senate Bill 5, which reforms the municipal court system, as another achievement.
"It is no longer acceptable for us to turn our backs on those students and just to say that's too bad that through the unluck of being born in certain zip code that the students are destined to be in a district that has failed them," said Senate Education Committee Chair David Pearce, R-Warrensburg.
Both Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, and Sen. Paul LeVota, D-Independence, are sponsoring bills that would limit campaign contributions. The senators appeared before the Senate Ethics Committee to discuss their bills.