Meanwhile the Senate's Democratic leader, Sen. Maida Coleman, also referred to the bi-partisan support among legislators. "We are a family whether we are Democrat or Republican, and we are supportive of each other."
Intro: Chuck Graham's arrest for a suspected DWI has put Democratic senate leadership in a difficult position, but minority leader Maida Coleman says they will wait before taking disciplinary action.
Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman and Democratic Senator Jolie Justus, who are both on the Jurisprudence Committee with Senator Smith, do not think a resignation is necessary.From the state capitol, I'm Beth Ford, KMOX News.
Koster sat mainly alone in the chamber, but did attend a Senate Democratic caucus later in the day. Koster has lost all of the committee assignments he had been given as a Republican. The Senate's Democratic leader, Maida Coleman, said no decision had been made on Koster's assignments as a Democrat.
"A lot of the animosity weâ019re seeing here is Senators donâ019t have time to build relationships," said Senate Democratic Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis. "People come over from the House of Representatives where there was always upheaval and theyâ019re clueless as to what made the Senate special."
"I don't think the Senate Republicans got played by the House, I think the Senate Republicans are a bunch of punks," Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D- St. Louis said. Coleman had to repeat the statement to reporters and said she could not use the other "P-word" she had in mind.
"I don't think the Senate Republicans got played by the House, I think the Senate Republicans are a bunch of punks," Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D- St. Louis.
The bill passed with a vote of 23-11, with every Republican voting yes except Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Jackson County, and with every Democrat voting no except Sens. Frank Barnitz, D-Lake Springs, Victor Callahan, D-Jackson County, and Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis.
Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, when the Senate was about to adjourn around 1 a.m. took about 15 minutes on the floor to talk about her disapproval of the political maneuvers that were used to pass Nodler's bill.
"It's at a point now where we can't wait any longer," Senate Democratic Leader Maida Coleman said. "We could have come to a better resolution if talks had started fifteen months ago [when the governor first proposed the sale.]"
JEFFERSON CITY - The trend of privatizing state services came under fire last week following the apprehension of nearly two dozen suspected illegal immigrants who were working for a government contractor.Gov. Matt Blunt has pushed for the privatization of some state jobs, and last year created an Office of Administration council charged with pursuing private sector options for work that is currently done by state employees.But the administration came under fres..
However, although that pleased Shoemyer, other Democrats wanted different things. Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, has contituously said he thinks that the MOHELA sale should fund research facilities and shouldn't infringe on stem-cell reasearch. And Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, has said she's concered with the tuition cap.
Democratic Floor Leader Maida Coleman, D- St. Louis, said that although some compromise had been made, Democrats were still not fully satisfied with the agreement.
Now the MoHELA plan only include projects in rural areas, said the Senate's Democratic leader -- Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis. Coleman said that removing these projects was a Republican political move and prejudice. All the projects that were eliminated were in Democrat districts.
"That's who this legislation ought to be targeting, that's who we should be bringing back into the fold to make healthy," said Democratic Floor Leader Maida Coleman, St. Louis City.
St. Joseph Senator Charlie Shields, the bill's co-sponsor, said under the new program Missourians would get incentives for healthy behavior such as losing weight or quitting smoking.Senate Democratic Leader Maida Coleman these incentives need to be regulated so everyone on the plan can qualify.
The Senate's Democratic Leader, Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, supported Nodler's proposed restoration of the six buildings to his bill. Though Coleman previously said that the Democrats might filibuster this bill, on Wednesday she did not indicate that her party has any intentions of doing that.
Senate Democratic Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis began the news conference that followed the governor's speech by calling it "fluff, no substance". She spoke against the tax cuts the governor proposed. "The data that we have accumulated, the research that we have shows that the people that would reap any benefits from a tax cut, a Social Security tax cut are the people who least need it."
Senate Democratic Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, initially was opposed to the nomination and said Haggard has not been very active in the local Democratic party or been involved in organizing party events.
Rep. Mark Bruns, R-Jefferson City, and Sen. Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis, each have proposed legislation to prohibit gift certificate expiration dates and service fees.
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