Another member of that compromise group was the person Thursday's GOP caucus selected to be their new floor leader -- Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County. Before moving to the Senate, Dempsey had been the House Republican leader where he gained a reputation for collaboration with Democrats.
The tax credit plan for the company was proposed as an amendment to bill dealing with taxes on automatic teller machines by Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles.
Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, has a bill that cuts tax credit program across the board with a "share-the-pain concept." Nixon said Dempsey's bill is the most likely to get out of the Senate.
Legislative staff estimated the bill, as written, would save the state $11 million in 2011. Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, who sponsored the bill, said this would be achieved in part by reducing reimbursements to those on Medicaid and allowing the state to privatize its assessments of who is eligible for in-home health care. Currently, the state's health department is responsible for all assessments.
The other bill passed out of committee Monday would require physicians to collect information from women on whey they sought an abortion, such as social, medical or economic factors. Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Louis County, said it would allow lawmakers to examine more information as to why women have abortions.
The legislation would require physicians to collect information from women on why they sought an abortion, such as medical, social or economic factors. Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, said it would allow lawmakers to "objectively" get information about abortions, with all data being voluntary, confidential and unidentifiable.
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Elected majority leader for Senate Republicans is Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, who held the GOP leadership job when he served in the House.
Senators Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, Brad Lager, R-Maryville, and Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City came up with 5 recommendations for legislation during Tuesday's "Reboot Missouri" workday.
Senators Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, Chuck Purgason, R-Caulfield, Brad Lager, R-Maryville, and Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City came up with 5 recommendations for legislation during Tuesday's "Reboot Missouri" workday.
In what may have been a hopeful slip of the tongue, both Richard and state Sen. Tom Dempsey - a moderator of the event- referred to Kinder as "Governor Kinder" at one point during the event. Kinder has announced he will run for governor in 2012.
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