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10/30/2003 - The future of school funding in Missouri rests in the hands of Alex Bartlett:
Anti-tax Republicans criticized the Democratic leadership for raising taxes without first going to the people of Missouri. "I had made a commitment to vote for a modest tax increase, but when they got up to $300 million, I could't go for it," Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon said when asked about it now.
10/06/2003 - House Budget Chairman Calls on Holden to Release Some of Withholdings, Budget Director Says too Early:
Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell said he takes a cautious approach to the revenue figures.
9/24/2003 - Bartlett is at it again:
Anti-tax Republicans criticized the Democratic leadership for raising taxes without first going to the people of Missouri. "I had made a commitment to vote for a modest tax increase, but when they got up to $300 million, I could't go for it," Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon.
9/22/2003 - Impact of Missouri Revenue Increases Disputed:
Senate Republicans are expressing a bit more caution. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, said the budget will only be affected if growth continues over the entire year.
9/08/2003 - Statehouse security relaxed to pre 9-11 levels:
"We feel pretty comfortable here. I don't think too many terrorists want to attack the Missouri state building," John Russell, (R-Lebanon) a member of the Missouri Security Panel, said.
6/26/2003 - Senate expected to take up vote on education bills on Friday:
Senate budget chair John Russell says to his knowledge, the Governor does not have any legal authority to ask for a 90-day education budget.
5/8/2003 - Black Senators Say Discrimination is Rampant in the Senate:
Though Kinder signs off on conference committee memibers, it's up to John Russell, the chairman of the senate appropriations committee to pick senators to serve on the committee.
5/7/2003 - House and Senate Reach Budget Compromise:
Republican John Russell is the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
5/08/2003 - Black senators accuse white Republican leaders of being descriminatory:
Bland verbally attacked Kinder and Sen. John Russell R-Lebanon, the committee chairman who recommended committee members. Before the members were chosen, Bland sent two letters to Russell expressing her desire to be appointed to the committee.
5/07/2003 - Conference committee budget to go to House floor Thursday:
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, echoed Bearden's feelings.
4/28/2003 - Superintendents threaten lawsuit against state:
But Childers and other legislators, such as Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, agreed that not much could be done to improve the situation as they wrap up the current session, as both time and resources are severely limited.
4/22/2003 - Senate Budget Debate Becomes Partisan:
Democratic senators stalled the budget with amendments and extended debate...John Russell, the chairman of the senate appropriations committee listened to criticism from democratic floor leader Ken Jacob.
4/22/2003 - Senate approves education budget:
Committee chairman Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, said it was the best he could do with revenue estimates about $1 billion less than expenses.
4/21/2003 - Governor vows to veto Senate's budget plan:
"I was disappointed to hear him say that," said Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon. "I don't think he showed much respect for the system or the Senate's staff that has worked many, many hours to put together a budget that is balanced."
4/17/2003 - Republicans look for revenue without tax increases:
Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon and chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said even though they would rather have the revenue up front, "It's better to have some budget than no budget."
4/17/2003 - Education loses in Senate committee reductions:
Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, said the committee did its best to limit cuts while trying to balance the budget.
4/16/2003 - Lawmakers consider closing prisons to balance the budget:
Senate Appropriations chairman John Russell says closing prisons is an unlikely option because the department is not equiped to supervise the release of 12 hundred plus prisoners.
4/16/2003 - Lawmakers Discuss Closing Two Prisons:
If something has to give, Republican senator John Russell says it's unlikely to be the prison system.
4/15/2003 - Some Senate Committee members meet to discuss tax increases:
Senator John Russell is chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He says as of now, there's no definite answer to the problem. But, some options under consideration involve taxing gambling and tobacco.
4/15/2003 - Appropriations Committee mulls massive cuts to state schools and colleges:
Appropriations Committee Chairman, Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, said higher education especially would be crippled by a 15 percent cut.
4/09/2003 - Bill to cut minimum sentences and prison spending gains senate approval:
Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, said the sentencing bill was one positive step in helping to align Missouri's spending with its revenues, but that its effects would be felt more greatly in future years as the number of prisoners in the system drops.
3/6/2003 - State Senator May Get Called to Duty:
The chair of the senate appropriations committee John Russell has pleaded with lawmakers to keep a lid on spending as he struggles to put together a balanced budget for next year in the face of a one billion dollar shortfall.
3/31/2003 - Senate committee set to pass two-part budget:
But Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, said he thinks the heads of the Education, Corrections, Higher Education, Health and Social Service departments will be more willing to share ideas for cutting their programs in the more collegial air of the Senate.
3/20/2003 - Republican fiscal and social factions get attention:
Senate Appropriation Chair, John Russell, R-Laclede, said his chamber will work with the House-passed budget to come up with a plan that will be least painful.
3/10/2003 - Senate approves cut to health care program:
But senate appropriations chair John Russell said throughout the debates the state simply doesn't have the money to save every single program.
3/10/2003 - Report shows Republican cuts haven't gone nearly deep enough to balance budget:
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, introduced three bills last week that would effectively raise taxes on businesses and close several corporate exemptions.
2/19/2003 - Senate approves new plan to cover budget shortfall:
Senate appropriations chair John Russell says the Senate's plan makes more financial sense for the state:
2/19/2003 - Senate approves using $150 million in borrowed funds for '03 :
But Senate Republicans, led by Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. John Russell of Lebanon, said the plan was the best of the available options, and were confident that it complied with the letter of the state constitution, if not the spirit.
2/04/2003 - Republicans offer alternative to tobacco bonds:
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, said there aren't many things that big that haven't been started and could still be cut.
2/03/2003 - Lawmakers wrestle with possible education cuts:
"The situation is such that we probably will need to do some cuts," said Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. But "it's too early to say absolutely."
1/6/2003 - Missouri Government News for Week of January 6, 2003:
But Senate Appropriations Chairman John Russell, R-Lebanon, defended the approach -- arguing that I70 in rural Missouri connects the St. Louis region with the state's second largest urban area, Kansas City.
1/27/2003 - Holden to legislators: pass tobacco bond or I'll cut 10 percent from education:
"I'm sure the governor is trying to posture, and that's expected," said Sen. John Russell, R-Lebanon, chairman of the senate appropriations committee. "I just hope he doesn't scare elementary and higher education so badly that they make bad decisions."
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