In the Senate, Democrats picked Mike McKenna to replace Jim Mathewson as the Senate President Pro Tem - the Senate's most powerful position that Mathewson had announced he would not seek again. Elected majority leader was Ed Quick. Republicans selected Steve Ehlmann as their Senate leader.
Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles County, attached the amendment to a relatively minor House bill that would exempt pre-need funeral contracts from counting against the limit on assets for welfare eligibility.
Outspoken opponent of the standards, Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles, sent a letter requesting another rules committee hearing to the chairman, Sen. Jerry Howard, D-Dexter. But Howard said the committee did not have time to meet again before today.
One bill, sponsored by Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles, is on its way to the Senate floor after being approved by the Education Committee Tuesday night.
But Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles, said he doesn't necessarily think giving more money to alternative schools is the solution. His bill was approved by the Senate Committee and is waiting for an executive session vote.
The resolution, sponsored by Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St.Charles, states that Missouri should not change its flood fighting policy and continue sandbagging and providing temporary levees.
A bill sponsored by Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles, would insert language calling for a focus on "basic knowledge" and "quantitative assessments" into the state's education standards was rejected by the Senate Education Committee Tuesday.
One bill, sponsored by Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles, is on its way to the Senate floor after being approved by the Education Committee Tuesday night.
The Senate Education Committee approved a safe schools bill Jan. 30. The legislation reflects one of the main proposals mentioned in Gov. Mel Carnahan's State of the State Address. However, bill sponsor Sen. Steve Ehlmann, R-St. Charles, said the Governor simply stole a Republican idea.