"What I'm hearing from businesses who have employees -- some those employees work at schools, they operate heavy machinery -- who are going out at lunch, getting stoned on this stuff and coming back in and saying, 'Yeah, bought some K-2 at the gas station, smoked it,'" said the sponsor of the Senate version, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia.
"Waste tires are always a problem in every county because water gets in them," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. The collected water can cause mosquito and health problems, he said.
The committee hopes to finish the budget tomorrow, said Vice Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. It would then need to be approved by the Senate and a conference between the House and Senate before going to Nixon for his approval. The House previously upheld the tuition deal.
Wrap: Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer serves as vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and offered some harsh words regarding the governor's actions during talks about cutting the budget.
The amendment was passed 23-8 in a roll call vote. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, was absent from the vote. Also not present were Sens. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, and Gary Nodler, R-Springfield, who have had red light cameras in their districts.
The bill passed by a vote of 27-5. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he voted against the bill because he thought the discrepancy between state workers and legislators was unfair.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, tried inserting an amendment to the bill that would exempt the University of Missouri from the jurisdiction of the newly created education board in Shields' proposal. Many senators spoke against the amendment, which Schaefer eventually withdrew from consideration.
However, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, who sponsored the Senate version of the K-2 ban, said he opposes making separate punishments based on the amount an offender is possessing. He said K-2 is "much worse than marijuana" and possessors should be punished accordingly.
"The governor's budget is predicated on at least $500 million that does not exist," said Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. "The governor did acknowledge that we do need to see a large scale remaking of government, but didn't offer any proposals."
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, the sponsor of the bill, said it would regulate third-party prescription drug program administrators--groups Schaefer said are unregulated within the health insurance industry. Commonly known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), these groups act as a liaison between pharmacies and patients by providing processing and payment for prescription drugs.
Another member of the committee, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said the reports were actually quite similar but committee Democrats "took exception to the process."
ST. CHARLES -With a scoop in one hand and a cup in the other, Sen. Kurt Schaefer doled out ice cream during an event hosted by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder at the annual Republican Party Lincoln Days convention. After retiring his scoop, Schaefer, R-Columbia, took a few minutes to spoon out his thoughts on state issues and the state of the Republican Party.
"People argue that private schools are more expensive," said Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, who sponsored the bill. "But we don't ever reward people for choosing the more expensive option."
The House Rules Committee had been expected to vote on the legislation sponsored by Rep. Ward Franz, R-West Plains. Its language is similar to that of a bill introduced by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and discussed in committee last week. However, Franz said the House committee had mistakenly classified some of the other drugs included in the bill and it would need to be edited in the next week.
Stein physically pointed at Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, and said the focus should go beyond institutions in Columbia and near St. Louis.
But Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, has proposed a bill that would equalize the awards between the two groups.
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Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a first-term Republican, said that K-2 has rapidly grown in popularity in mid-Missouri and has "a more potent effect than marijuana." He said it was troubling that a substance that can vary widely in effect and impairment has no regulation on it.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, a first-term Republican, would ban synthetic cannabinoids, more commonly known in the area as "K-2," among other drugs like certain anesthetics.
JEFFERSON CITY - Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, asked the Senate Thursday whether a bike trail or a cancer hospital would be a better use of state's money.
"I think the state of Missouri is going to get sued," warned Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, about the state's failure to fully fund the School Foundation Formula. "I am extremely concerned about that."
"You are banking on speculation," Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, told State Budget Director Linda Luebbering. "But we have no guarantee the state of Missouri is going to get that money."
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he would once again represent the bill in the Senate. He expected a challenge, given the nature of the Senate, in which any one senator can stall debate indefinitely. He said he would again stress to skeptical senators that the bill would only put the amendment to a statewide vote.
The Senate approved and sent back to the House a measure to impose stronger penalties for drunken driving. Under the measure, a drunk driver who blew over a 0.15 blood alcohol content would have to spend two days in jail unless the person underwent treatment. Senators also reached a compromise by removing the controversial provision that was included in the House-passed version. The House passed DWI-law language last month allowed for police offi..
The bill passed 27-5, with Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, dissenting because he thought the discrepancy between state workers and legislatures was unfair.
The bill passed 27-5, with Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, dissenting because he thought the discrepancy between state workers and legislatures was unfair.
"Waste tires are always a problem in every county because water gets in them," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. The collected water can cause mosquito and health problems.
With a scoop in one hand and a cup in the other, Sen. Kurt Schaefer doled out ice cream during an event hosted by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder at the annual Republican Party Lincoln Days convention. After retiring his scoop, Schaefer, R-Columbia, took a few minutes to spoon out his thoughts on state issues and the state of the Republican Party.
With a scoop in one hand and a cup in the other, Sen. Kurt Schaefer doled out ice cream during an event hosted by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder at the annual Republican Party Lincoln Days convention. After retiring his scoop, Schaefer, R-Columbia, took a few minutes to spoon out his thoughts on state issues and the state of the Republican Party.
State Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, drafted the bill over the summer and plans to introduce it to the Senate floor. According to Schaefer, the substance has already been banned in some European countries.
"I think the state of Missouri is going to get sued," warned Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, about the state's failure to fully fund the School Foundation Formula. "I am extremely concerned about that."
There was partisan debate from members of the committee. The committee Vice Chairman, Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer, said there was no reason the public shouldn't have been informed about the levels, even if the DNR was waiting to analyze the results.
There was partisan debate from members of the committee. The committee Vice Chairman, Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer, said there was no reason the public shouldn't have been informed about the levels, even if the DNR was waiting to analyze the results.
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