"Maintaining the safety of Missouri's children is one of the most serious issues we face today," House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, said in a press release, announcing the formation of the House Interim Committee on School Violence and Safe Children. The committee will not only look at the issue of school violence, but will examine the general issue of child safety as well.
Missouri House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, named a new committee Thursday, which will focus on issues affecting family farms. The House Interim Committee on Agriculture will gather information from farmers and other groups interested in the future of agriculture and report back to Gaw by December 15.
Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, and Rep. Rita Days, D-St. Louis, are sponsoring separate House bills that are similar to Stoll's plan. Gaw's proposal would establish a grant program, and Days' plan would seek remedial classes for struggling students.
House Speaker Steve Gaw quickly announced his candidacy for Cook's job. On the Republican side, the son of former secretary of state, now congressman, Roy Blunt, announced he was thinking about the race.
"He is the best known face and voice of all news casters in the last half-century," said House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, who is the honorary keeper of the "Hall of Famous Missourians." "As he delivered the news, he became part of the legend."
With Cook's announcement that she is officially out of the race, the door is now open for other candidates -- including Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly. Gaw said he officially decided to run after Cook's announcement on Thursday.
"This phone line would help provide information to family members to better assist in finding safe care," said House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly. "It wouldn't solve all safety problems, but it would save the lives of many."
Re-elected Speaker of the House Steve Gaw called on fellow legislators to take caution in introducing tax cuts during the upcoming legislative session in his acceptance speech as speaker Wednesday.
House Speaker Steve Gaw announced formation of a special committee to review issues involved with the tobacco settlement -- an agreement projected to bring the state $6.7 in the next 25 years.
JEFFERSON CITY - The latest chapter in the state's ongoing saga involving the $6.7 billion tobacco settlement was written on Monday when House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly, announced the formation of a special committee to research and make recommendations regarding the best use of the settlement.
"You must be fiscally conservative in Missouri when you're talking about the budget," said House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly. "The governor's tax cuts are just that."
"The Democratic caucus wanted to be assured the Republican agenda wasn't partisanship first," said House Speaker Steve Gaw, D-Moberly. "This morning's meeting was an effort to assure we have the people's business as our first priority and partisanship doesn't trump that."