The money in question comprises only three percent of the state's General Revenue budget, but Senate Appropriations Chair Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, said it is enough to have a "significant impact on the budget."
Senate Appropriations Chairman Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, said the commission's recommendations haven't had much weight in the past because its salary proposals were significantly out of line with the salaries of other state employees. But Goode said this proposal would probably receive a better hearing.
Ex-Tiger basketball coach Norm Stewart got one of the packages that raised eyebrows around the state. Stewart's and two other retirement deals prompted Senator Wayne Goode to propose a law preventing further "sweetheart deals" for Missouri post secondary officials.
St. Louis Senator Wayne Goode deflected opposition from rural senators who worried increased administration costs for the police could become a burden.
The debate began when Senate Appropriations Chairman Wayne Goode said the Senate didn't have the money for increased Medicaid nursing home reimbursements.
"We had to get that bill through if we wanted to keep our government running," said Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, who handled the supplemental spending bill in the Senate as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, would bring down the speed limit for trucks over 24,000 lbs. to 65 mph on rural Interstates, to 60 mph on rural expressways and to 55 on urban interstate highways.
St. Louis County Senator Wayne Goode has already introduced a bill that would focus more on rehabilitation than penalties. Westfall said he would be satisfied with a bill that would combine both Goode's and Carnahan's proposal. From the state capitol, I'm Jessica Carter.
Meanwhile, Sen. Wayne Goode, D-St. Louis County, has introduced a bill that would focus more on rehabilitation than penalties when it comes to drivers with higher blood alcohol levels.