Like Bartle, Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says she does not like relying on borrowed funds, but she says they are unfettered monies and should be used for the people.
Like Bartle, Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says she does not like relying on borrowed money, but she says the funds are Missouri's most unfettered money and should be used for the people.
"There is a greater sense of urgency, I think, to really push forward your agenda and legislation you want or, in the reverse, to really put your foot put down and stop bad things from happening because you don't have the luxury of long periods of time here in the legislature like we had before term limits," said Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
Western Missouri Senator Luann Ridgeway said that term limits give legislators a deadline, forcing them to move quickly if they want their ideas put into action.
The group is Sen. Brad Lager, R-Maryville, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, Sen. Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, and Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County.
The four senators who voted against the motion cited a number of reasons. Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis County, said she didn't see any substantial differences between the original draft and Schaefer's rewrite. Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said she is concerned about the effect of rate increases on industrial electricity consumers.
The lone dissenter in a 30 to 1 vote Thursday came from Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, who said the bill needed more work before it was brought to the Senate floor for a vote.
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, an opponent of the bill, said she thinks the bill is tailored to help only those businesses that can afford to send lobbyists to Jefferson City to create specialty legislation.
"We're switching over to the philosophy of Leona Helmsley when it comes to our tax credit policy," said Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville. "Taxes are for the little people, is what Leona said. Missouri doesn't need to be fashioning our tax credit policy on the basis of a known felon and tax cheat."
Jetton's current and past clients included Sens. Jason Crowell, Rob Mayer and Luann Ridgeway, House Majority Leader Steven Tilley and Majority Whip Brian Nieves, as well as Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
Jetton's current and past clients included Sens. Jason Crowell, Rob Mayer and Luann Ridgeway, House Majority Leader Steven Tilley and Majority Whip Brian Nieves, as well as Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
Jetton's current and past clients included senators Jason Crowell, Rob Mayer and Luann Ridgeway, Majority Leader Steven Tilley, Majority Whip Brian Nieves as well as Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
Republican Sens. Charlie Shields of St. Joseph and Luann Ridgeway of Cole County sponsored the bills and say ending the tax gives money back to Missouri job producers.
Republican Sens. Charlie Shields of St. Joseph and Luann Ridgeway of Cole County sponsored the bills and say ending the tax gives money back to Missouri job producers.
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, an opponent of the bill, said she thinks the bill is tailored to help only those businesses that can afford to send lobbyists to Jefferson City to create specialty legislation.
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