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11/8/2012 - Missouri House and Senate leaders announced:
Senate Republicans picked Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Louis County, to serve as President Pro Tem.
11/8/2012 - Senators Elect Ron Richard as Senate Majority Leader :
Republicans chose Senator Tom Dempsey as the chamber's next President Pro Tem.
11/29/2012 - Gov. Jay Nixon announces support for Medicaid expansion:
Other Republican legislators, such as Columbia Sen. Kurt Schaefer and St. Charles County Sen. Tom Dempsey, want to wait for more information before taking a stance on the Medicaid expansion.
11/29/2012 - Republicans react to governor's support of Medicaid expansion:
Republican Speaker of the House Tom Dempsey, the only physician in the Missouri House, says he does not think the federal government would be a very good partner to make a long term commitment with.
10/25/2012 - Bonds for capital improvements will be a major theme in next session :
Crowell, who led the Senate filibuster in 2009, said Senate Republicans have opposed bonding bills in the past, but he is unsure of what the GOP attitude will be toward borrowing of this magnitude in the next session under the leadership of Sen. Tom Dempsey, R- St.Charles County, the current Republican floor leader and prospective President Pro Tem.
9/12/2012 - High ranking Republicans join calls for Saint Louis local control:
Wrap: A handful of high-ranking Missouri Republicans including Senate Majority Floor leader Tom Dempsey and Senator Kevin Engler joined Democratic Saint Louis City Representative Jamilah Nasheed in support of local control for the Saint Louis Police Department.
5/8/2012 - House-Senate make progress on budget, but remain divided:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said the measure is "critical to the budget."
5/8/2012 - Missouri Senate remains divided on budget:
Sen. Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said an appropriation to Southeast Missouri State University remains a sticking point in the budget debate but there might be a possibility of a way through that. Dempsey wouldn't elaborate but said ideas were being discussed to resolve the issue.
5/3/2012 - Prescription drug monitoring dies in Missouri's Senate :
Although the Senate gave first-round passage to the measure, Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said the bill creating a government database of medications prescribed to patients will not be considered for final approval given the lack of time remaining in the legislative session.
5/18/2012 - As lawmakers head home many issues facing Missouri are left unresolved:
On workers' compensation legislation, lawmakers passed a governor-endorsed bill that would prohibit employees from suing their coworkers for accidental on-the-job injuries. Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, who sponsored the approved, original occupational disease legislation, said that although changing the co-employee liability standards was the most important issue for workers in the state, the other business issues would not go away.
5/17/2012 - Lawmakers to enter final day with numerous issues left open:
The Senate's key sponsor -- Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County -- said he was not inclined to proceed with the issue on the final day of the session without some sort of agreement with the governor. The measure would extend Workers' Compensation coverage to those suffering occupational diseases.
5/14/2012 - Limbaugh Dominates:
Earlier this year, the House passed a measure that would strip the administration of control over the rotunda where Limbaugh's bust is expected to be placed. But Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, made it clear the bill had no chance in the remaining few days of the legislative session.
4/5/2012 - Senate tries again to roll back teacher tenure:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, sponsored the measure increasing the amount of time a teacher has to work from five to ten years get tenure.
4/3/2012 - Teacher tenure repeal blocked in senate :
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey spoke out against putting off repealing teacher tenure.
4/3/2012 - Senate rejects effort to eliminate teacher tenure:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, voted against Pearce's amendment and said it was time for the Senate to take a stand.
4/25/2012 - Missouri's Senate passes budget and ends stalemate:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, offered the amendment.
4/24/2012 - State budget held up in Senate.:
Majority Floor Leader Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said progress had been made over the course of the evening and the two groups only had a few issues left to resolve. Among the issues are a proposed pay raise for state employees and cuts to early childhood programs.
4/24/2012 - Senate rejects efforts to eliminate proposed state worker pay increase:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey offered the plan to eliminate the wage increase.
3/8/2012 - Lawmakers send business bills to Nixon as session hits halfway point.:
In both chambers the major education issues have been combined into one large "omnibus" bill. Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said the education package could "demand a lot of time" on the Senate floor.
3/8/2012 - Missouri package bill would change school funding, teacher tenure:
"I’ve been in the legislature a little over 12 years and I’ve seen very little true education reform," said Senate Republican Floor Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County. "I think what you have bringing it to a head this year is you’ve got the school funding formula issue and you’ve got Turner v. the Clayton school district. And I think those two issues are being used to kind of try to drive some additional education issues."
3/7/2012 - Law limiting employee lawsuits passes House:
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, said the changes were necessary since the original bill in 2005 did not properly define "accident," which opened the doorway to a 2007 court decision. In the case, Franklin v. CertainTeed Corp., judges determined that legislative changes to the law in 2005 required that "accidents," and not occupational diseases, were covered under Workers' Comp coverage.
3/7/2012 - Missouri House passes bill restricting employee lawsuits:
The House voted to not inclde an emergency clause on the bill, but Bill sponsor Republican Senator Tom Dempsey says it would have been beneficial.
2/27/2012 - Missouri House committee passes Senate bill to expand workers' compensation:
Republican Senator Tom Dempsey, of St. Charles, says the 2005 revision to workers' comp laws caused problems.
2/27/2012 - A bill proposed and a lawsuit filed to prevent candidate filing from happening:
Although there are no official changes to the submission date, Republican floor leader, Tom Dempsey says he won't be signing up for his district.
2/27/2012 - A bill proposed and a lawsuit filed to prevent candidate filing from happening:
Although there are no official changes to the submission date, Republican floor leader, Tom Dempsey says he won't be signing up for his district.
2/22/2012 - Senators discuss no-call bill which adds cell phones and automated phone calls to the list.:
Republican Senator Tom Dempsey from St. Charles County says constituents are not happy with the current system for phone calls.
2/20/2012 - Missouri Senators debate change to mandatory child abuse reporting law:
Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, said senators are trying to think through the hypothetical consequences of widening the definition.
1/30/2012 - Missouri Democrats pledge to defeat workplace discrimination bill:
Majority Floor Leader Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, said Republicans were committed to passing Lager's bill through the Senate as they did last session. Dempsey said the Senate should expect a long night Wednesday if the Democratic-led filibuster continued.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 12, 2012:
Senate Republicans picked Sen. Ron Richard, R-Joplin, to serve as the leader of the majority caucus. Richard was first elected to the state Senate in 2010 after serving for 8 years in the state House. Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, will serve as Senate President Pro Tem.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 5, 2012:
Senate Republicans picked Sen. Ron Richard, R-Joplin, to serve as the leader of the majority caucus. Richard was first elected to the state Senate in 2010 after serving for 8 years in the state House. Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, will serve as Senate President Pro Tem.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 17, 2012:
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, has led the effort in the legislature for local control and called the current governing system of the police force "antiquated." Nasheed was joined by Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, and Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller, R-Willard, at the Wednesday news conference and pledged support for the measure.  
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 10, 2012:
Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis City, has led the effort in the legislature for local control and called the current governing system of the police force "antiquated." Nasheed was joined by Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, and Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller, R-Willard, at the Wednesday news conference and pledged support for the measure.  
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 14, 2012:
Sen. Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said an appropriation to Southeast Missouri State University remains a sticking point in the budget debate but there might be a possibility of a way through that. Dempsey wouldn't elaborate but said ideas were being discussed to resolve the issue.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 7, 2012:
Sen. Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said an appropriation to Southeast Missouri State University remains a sticking point in the budget debate but there might be a possibility of a way through that. Dempsey wouldn't elaborate but said ideas were being discussed to resolve the issue.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 30, 2012:
Although the Senate gave first-round passage to the measure, Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said the bill creating a government database of medications prescribed to patients will not be considered for final approval given the lack of time remaining in the legislative session.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 23, 2012:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, offered the amendment to eliminate the pay increase, which is projected to cost the state $32 million.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 9, 2012:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, sponsored the measure increasing the amount of time a teacher has to work from five to ten years get tenure.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 2, 2012:
Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, sponsored the measure increasing the amount of time a teacher has to work from five to ten years get tenure.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 26, 2012:
Senate GOP Leader Tom Dempsey acknowledged to reporters the vote essentially was sending a message to the governor to begin negotiations on a compromise.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 12, 2012:
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, reverts worker's compensation back to the standard before a 2007 court case altered the law. In addition to restricting co-employee liability, the bill adds occupational disease back to worker's compensation coverage.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 5, 2012:
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, reverts worker's compensation back to the standard before a 2007 court case altered the law. In addition to restricting co-employee liability, the bill adds occupational disease back to worker's compensation coverage.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 27, 2012:
Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, says that "people get very upset with these political robo calls that get called in to their home."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 20, 2012:
Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, says that "people get very upset with these political robo calls that get called in to their home."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 13, 2012:
Bill sponsor Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles County, said his bill would give clarity to laws concerning workplace injury cases. Dempsey's bill also serves the purpose of codifying rules established by a 2010 court ruling, which permitted employees to seek civil action against other employees for a workplace injury. This type of lawsuit is not currently covered under workers' compensation.
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