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9/12/2002 - Governor calls for tax restructuring to close corporate exemption "loopholes":
The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, John Russell, R-Lebanon, said business tax matters must be handled carefully.
5/9/2002 - House Rejects Rainy Day Proposal:
With less than 24 hours before the deadline to send the budget to the governor, House Speaker Jim Kreider and Senate Appropriations Chair John Russell say the two houses will meet this morning to work on the budget.
5/6/2002 - Missouri Government News for Week of May 6, 2002:
Gov. Bob Holden, Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell, House Speaker Jim Kreider and Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell all agreed that a special session appeared imminent. Holden urged the House to reconsider its vote Friday morning to try to avoid the special session.
5/6/2002 - School Foundation Formula Awaits Governor's Signature:
The Senate Approriations Chairman, John Russell, garnered support from some Republican colleagues that barring some divine intervention there's just not enough money there.
5/09/2002 - Rainy Day Fund Rejected:
With less than 24 hours before a constitutionally mandated deadline to pass all spending bills by 6 p.m. Friday, House Speaker Jim Kreider, Lt. Governor Joe Maxwell and Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell said the odds favored a special session to deal with the budget crisis.
5/08/2002 - Rainy Day Debate Heats Up:
The state faces a $230 million revenue shortfall for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30. Last week Holden proposed taking $120 million from the Rainy Day Fund and $50 million from the state's tobacco settlement to make up the shortfall. On Tuesday the Republican-controlled Senate overwhelmingly approved that proposal, which is part of a bill sponsored by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair John Russell, R-Lebanon.
5/06/2002 - Senate Gives First-Round Approval to Dipping Into Reserve Fund:
Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, expressed confidence in bill sponsor and Senate Appropriations Committee chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon. "If you say we need to pass this bill, we need to pass it," Staples said to Russell. "I know you will not lead this body astray."
5/06/2002 - Senate Approves Foundation Formula Change:
Some of the most vocal opposition to the House position came from members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon and Appropriations Chair, said full funding of the formula under Graham's bill would force cuts in other areas.
5/02/2002 - Stadium debate delays Rainy Day vote:
Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, said he wasn't happy to borrow from the fund, which must be paid back over the next three years, but said the state was in a true emergency.
4/30/2002 - Budget negotiations in 'stalemate':
Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, said he chose to cancel a scheduled conference committee meeting Tuesday night because House Speaker Jim Kreider refused to appoint negotiators for the bulk of the budget's 12 appropriation bills.
4/30/2002 - Russell proposes tapping Rainy Day Fund:
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, joined by the ranking Democrat, introduced the bill, saying the state's urgent fiscal crisis required the move. The bill would also use $50 million from the state's tobacco settlement payment.
4/29/2002 - Missouri Government News for Week of April 29, 2002:
Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, said he chose to cancel a scheduled conference committee meeting Tuesday night because House Speaker Jim Kreider refused to appoint negotiators for the bulk of the budget's 12 appropriation bills.
4/25/2002 - Senate Passes Balanced Budget:
The mood wasn't always positive, as evidenced by Senator John Russell, the approprations chair:
4/24/2002 - Budget Meets Early Challenge in Senate:
"Do you want to throw us in a special session," Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, asked Jacob.
4/22/2002 - Scholarships Slashed:
Committee chairman John Russell says Bright Flight scholars will still be able to qualify for scholarships offered through their school.
4/16/2002 - Senator Wiggins Gives Emotional Budget Plea:
But Senator John Russell, the Republican chairman of the Appropriations committee, expressed more optimism.
4/1/2002 - Missouri Government News for Week of April 1, 2002:
JEFFERSON CITY - Senator John Russell, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, says public schools probably won't get all the money they were promised by the state government next year.
4/09/2002 - House defeats Rainy Day Proposal:
But a bit earlier the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, chuckled when asked if the plan would be taken up by the Senate. He said the Senate would only consider the proposal if it had passed with more than a two-thirds vote of the House. Without a show of support from the House, Russell said the plan was not likely to go far in the Senate.
4/08/2002 - Senate Committee Faces Budget Challenges:
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, said not fully funding the formula does not mean schools would not have enough money to operate.
4/05/2002 - Senator Says Foundation Formula Likely Won't Be Fully Funded:
JEFFERSON CITY -Public schools probably won't get all the money they were promised by state government next year, said Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
4/04/2002 - Senators Voice Support For University In Ribbon Flap:
Senator John Russell said he strongly opposes the policy, which prohibits MU students at the university-owned NBC affiliate from wearing the American flag or memorial ribbons while on camera. However, Russell said he thinks the university should not be punished for the policy.
3/21/2002 - fytvf:
"It is not an expansion," said Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon. "We just didn't appropriate enough funds in the first place."
2/26/2002 - Cardinals and Governor Reach Stadium Agreement:
The chair of the Senate Appropriations committee is John Russell of Lebanon.
1/24/2002 - Lawmakers React to Governor's Education Funding Plan:
Opposition to the governor's plan came quickly from Republican lawmakers like the chair of the Senate Appropriations committee John Russell.
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