Led by Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, a handful of lawmakers objected to a change that budget negotiators from each chamber made this week in shaping their final spending plan. That change would fund programs for disabled children with money saved by the repeal of a tax credit that low-income renters receive.
Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, brought the idea of a sales tax increase to the floor, which was quickly shut down by Republican lawmakers like Sen. Ryan Silvey, R- Kansas City.
Kansas City Republican Senator Ryan Silvey says Highway Patrol superintendent and a high-ranking official at the Department of Public Safety should lose their jobs over the controversy.
Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, sent a letter to the board Monday urging it to grant temporary provisional accreditation. Silvey said doing so would allow lawmakers to revisit school transfer laws that are currently putting unaccredited St. Louis districts in financial peril.
Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, sent a letter to the board Monday urging it to grant temporary provisional accreditation. Silvey said doing so would allow lawmakers to revisit school transfer laws that are currently putting unaccredited St. Louis districts in financial peril.
Andrea Spiller, the assistant director of the state Department of Public Safety, said that Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has never been briefed about the release of gun owners' information, a statement that caused Sen. Ryan Silvey to express his disbelief.
Andrea Spiller, the assistant director of the state Department of Public Safety, said that Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has never been briefed about the release of gun owners' information, a statement that caused Sen. Ryan Silvey to express his disbelief.