The House's passage of the provision came during a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate that was partially over the same issues. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, has pushed the issue as leverage against passing a veterans' home funding bill. began the filibuster earlier in the afternoon after a similar amendment to the House measure was not added to a bill that would determine funding for veterans' homes. However, the House has demanded the Senate pass the v..
The Senate plan bans the activity of the Sue Shear Institute and prohibits the use of a rating system for preschools. Both issues have been pushed by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County.
Dempsey's amendment was tacked on a measure sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, which eliminates the "last in, first out" principle for laying off teachers. Currently, teacher's with seniority have more protection if a school needs to cut jobs than newer ones, regardless of their job performance.
The Senate voted 17-15 to keep the state's current system for employing and evaluating teachers by approving an amendment to block a bill from Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County.
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 Senate's version of the education package is sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, and it would allow the unaccredited Kansas City district to be divided among the surrounding districts. The measure would also create a tax credit scholarship program for students living in a failing district to enroll in a private school. Rep. Scott Dieckhaus, R-Washington, is sponsoring the House version.
A state apportionment commission released a finalized Senate district map in late February that effectively cut out two of the leading conservatives in the Senate chamber. The map, which was a third overall attempt at forming a districts for the Senate, moved Republican Sen. Jane Cunningham's seventh district to the other side of the state and altered district lines, placing Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, into a heavily Democratic district.
During the rally, St. Louis County Republican Senator Jane Cunningham made reference to the new Senate district map that pushes her out of the district.
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, filed for the 2012 election in her current Senate seat Tuesday, despite her district being moved across the state. The new seventh district includes the urban core of Kansas City and is currently represented by Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City.
2/23/2012: Radio Story - A bill that would extend the filing deadline for state office was blocked by several senators Thursday. 2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, sponsored the bill, which addresses students attending the unaccredited St. Louis and Kansas City School Districts. Suburban St. Louis school district Riverview Gardens has also lost its accreditation.
The offer came during a Senate General Laws Committee hearing on bills to address the unaccredited St. Louis, Kansas City and the St. Louis County Riverview Gardens school districts. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, led the efforts.
Wrap: Catholic school superintendents from St. Louis and Kansas City told lawmakers they supported the proposal of Republican St. Louis Senator Jane Cunningham.
The bill sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, also eliminates seniority as a criteria to be considered when a school district has to lay off a teacher due to budget constraints.
The bill sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, also eliminates seniority as a criteria to be considered when a school district has to lay off a teacher due to budget constraints.
Dempsey's amendment was tacked on a measure sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, which eliminates the "last in, first out" principle for laying off teachers. Currently, teacher's with seniority have more protection if a school needs to cut jobs than newer ones, regardless of their job performance.
Dempsey's amendment was tacked on a measure sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, which eliminates the "last in, first out" principle for laying off teachers. Currently, teacher's with seniority have more protection if a school needs to cut jobs than newer ones, regardless of their job performance.
The map creates problems for two leading St. Louis conservatives in the Missouri Senate, Sens. Jim Lembke and Jane Cunningham. The map moves Cunningham's district, the seventh, out of the St. Louis to the western side of the state, making it impossible for her to run in the same numbered district. Instead, Cunningham would have to run in the district currently held by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, which is not for election until 2014.
Early Thursday morning, a Senate redistricting map was released that would move Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St.Louis County, into a district where she could not run for reelection.
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
The offer came during a Senate General Laws Committee hearing on bills to address the unaccredited St. Louis, Kansas City and the St. Louis County Riverview Gardens school districts. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, led the efforts.
The offer came during a Senate General Laws Committee hearing on bills to address the unaccredited St. Louis, Kansas City and the St. Louis County Riverview Gardens school districts. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, led the efforts.