For the budget conference committee, however, not one woman was among the three Senate Republican conferees. Instead, the most junior male member of the Appropriations Committee -- Sen. Scott Rupp, R-St. Charles County -- rather than two Republican women on the Appropriations Committee who had more seniority -- Sen. Norma Champion, R-Springfield, and Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
But Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said requiring consumers to use ethanol fuel, which uses almost 30 percent of the state's corn, could have a devastating effect on Missouri's economy.
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, who sponsored the bill, said the state's existing programs force career-changers to quit their jobs to either attend classes or start teaching without any preparation.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, would give school districts the right to test the urine of any high school athlete for controlled substances, "including but not limited to anabolic steroids."
Opponents of the bill have kept it from passing for almost a month. Kansas City Democratic Senator Victor Callahan called it a "Ted Kennedy-esque" mandate, and Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says the bill borders on socialism.
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, sponsored a bill to give the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence the authority to certify professional people looking for careers in education in Missouri.
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said requiring consumers to use ethanol fuel, which uses almost 30 percent of the state's corn, could have a devastating effect on Missouri's economy.
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said requiring consumers to use ethanol fuel, which uses almost 30 percent of the state's corn, could have a devastating effect on Missouri's economy.
A proposal by Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, would make the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence responsible for teacher certification of professional people looking for a career in education.
A proposal by Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, would make the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence responsible for teacher certification of professional people looking for a career in education.
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