Columbia Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer has called on the University of Missouri to fire two staff members who were filmed blocking a news photographer from doing his job.
Wrap: Conservative Senator Kurt Schaefer says that employees of the University of Missouri recruited a doctor from St. Louis through e-mail to resume abortions at the Planned Parenthood facility in Columbia.
Republican committee chair Kurt Schaefer also questioned Vasterling's inability to disclose the name of the pathologist the St. Louis Planned Parenthood sends fetal tissue to.
Republican committee chair Kurt Schaefer also questioned Vasterling's inability to disclose the name of the pathologist the St. Louis Planned Parenthood sends fetal tissue to.
Wrap: St. Joseph Republican Senator Rob Schaaf took Senate Appropriations chairman Kurt Schaefer to task for his budget that cut mental health services such as psychiatric hospitals and developmentally disabled services.
The judge said the amendment is unconstitutional because it fails to distinguish between violent and non-violent felons. Sponsor of the amendment Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer disagrees.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, would prohibit any member of the University of Missouri board of curators from hiring the individual that appointed them to the board.
Wrap: Senator Kurt Schaefer introduced a bill that would give Missourians a state tax deduction for paying the penalty imposed by the Affordable Care Act.
Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer says learning institutions cannot draw that line and that religious freedoms are at the core of the constitutional system of government.
The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on bills proposed by Senators Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Ed Emery, R-Lamar, would prohibit public higher education institutions from denying religious student associations benefits available to other student associations.
Wrap: Republican Senator Kurt Schaefer of Columbia proposed a bill that would not allow Governor Jay Nixon to become the president of the University of Missouri.
Nixon said nearly 2,000 veterans are waiting for space to open up so they can receive care. According to a press release issued by the governor's office, the estimated cost of a new home is 50 million dollars. Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer said he would need to see a proposal from the governor to know whether that cost is financially feasible.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he personally doesn't believe the studies that are out there claiming that the death penalty costs more than alternatives.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he personally doesn't believe the studies that are out there claiming that the death penalty costs more than alternatives.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said he personally doesn't believe the studies that are out there claiming that the death penalty costs more than alternatives.
"We are weaker now than we have ever been and there has never been a more important time than right now for states to step up and tell the federal government you are going to stay with in your limits on your spending," said Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia.
"We are weaker now than we have ever been and there has never been a more important time than right now for states to step up and tell the federal government you are going to stay with in your limits on your spending," said Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia.
Senate Appropriations Kurt Schaefer's, R-Columbia, budget includes over $300 million in cuts to welfare programs while increasing funding for higher education.
Senate Appropriations Kurt Schaefer's, R-Columbia, budget includes over $300 million in cuts to welfare programs while increasing funding for higher education.
"We are seeing a lot of things wrong with the federal government," said Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. "The federal government is never ever going to fix this problem. They've created the problem. They're never going to fix it. It is incumbent on the states to fix it."
"We are seeing a lot of things wrong with the federal government," said Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. "The federal government is never ever going to fix this problem. They've created the problem. They're never going to fix it. It is incumbent on the states to fix it."
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, would prohibit any member of the University of Missouri board of curators from hiring the individual that appointed them to the board.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, has sponsored a bill that would set a statewide standard for Uber and other similar companies. The bill would also ban local governments from setting their own regulations on ride sharing services.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Kurt Schaefer said it can take weeks for businesses to receive their business license. Businesses are unable to operate without a license.
Senator Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, asked the committee last week to delay the vote due to concerns over a lawsuit filed against Isom during his time as St. Louis City's chief of police.