“Those pieces of legislation have been discussed now for quite a while, as time has elapsed we find it more and more difficult to find a consensus on some of those issues,” said Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter.
Republicans, who have proposed various workplace-related measures during the legislative session, say these bills will make Missouri a better state for businesses. One of these pieces of legislation details limits on prevailing wage, which is used to determine wage rates for public works projects. President Pro Tem Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, is sponsoring one of these bills and said the Senate is supposed to debate the prevailing wage proposal on Wednesday. Democratic Gov..
Republican leaders in the Senate had said earlier that they would not allow the cuts to the blind pension fund. Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said it would be an issue that the two chambers would have to negotiate in conference.
While the cuts to the program for the blind made the budget approved by the House, Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said the Senate did not approve of the cut. Nixon also has publicly campaigned against the cuts and called the program's elimination "just plain wrong" in a statement.
During the hearing, Wright-Jones notified the Senate General Laws committee of an email received by President Pro Tem Rob Mayer threatening four state senators.
Wrap: Profanity, indecent behavior, and unreasonable noise at a religious building would become punishable by law if a bill sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer is approved.
Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said he sponsored the bill as a partial reaction to the Westboro Baptist Church's protest during the funeral of 9-year-old Christina Green. Christina was killed during the assasination attempt of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Arizona lawmakers passed similar emergency legislation to prevent a protest at her funeral.
Senate President Pro-Tem Republican Rob Mayer says the ethics legislation isn't a priority and the deadline for filing new bills is less than two weeks away.
At a Gubernatorial Appointments Committee hearing nine senators delayed action to vote on Jason Hall's approval to efficiently serve as Missouri's DED Director. Committee Chair and Senate President Pro Tem, Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said the committee will meet again Wednesday to further discuss Hall's potential appointment.
President Pro Tem Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said he spoke with the governor who said he had not ruled out compromising on the bill. Mayer said the Senate will continue discussion on the proposal during its session Tuesday morning.
Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, disputed the claim said Nixon's budget was balanced saying it relied on programs the General Assembly has not yet approved. Specifically, Nixon's budget includes $52 million in savings from a tax amnesty program that has failed to pass the legislature twice.
Former Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer said he thinks it will be difficult for Right to Work laws to pass in Missouri during this legislative session. "With a governor that's opposed to it, and I don't think present leadership in the Senate is not really wanting to push Right to Work for obvious reasons," said Mayer.
The Republicans are expected to chose current Majority Leader Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, to be their next President Pro Tem, replacing term-limited Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter.
The Republicans are expected to chose current Majority Leader Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, to be their next President Pro Tem, replacing term-limited Sen. Rob Mayer, R-Dexter.
The bill, sponsored by President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, covers any house of worship, including any public or private structure used for any religious purpose. It would also bar individuals from injuring, threatening or interfering with any person's attempt to practice their religion or enter a house of worship.
The bill, sponsored by President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, covers any house of worship, including any public or private structure used for any religious purpose. It would also bar individuals from injuring, threatening or interfering with any person's attempt to practice their religion or enter a house of worship.
During the hearing, Wright-Jones notified the Senate General Laws committee of an email received by President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, threatening four state senators.
During the hearing, Wright-Jones notified the Senate General Laws committee of an email received by President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, threatening four state senators.
During Senate debate, Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said that at age 36, Hall was too young and lacked sufficient business experience to manage the agency that handles business promotion for the state.
During Senate debate, Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, said that at age 36, Hall was too young and lacked sufficient business experience to manage the agency that handles business promotion for the state.