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10/15/2012 - St. Louis public school district no shoe in for accreditation:
St. Louis Republican Senator Jane Cunningham says the school district needs to prove it can sustain those numbers before given accreditation.
5/8/2012 - House-Senate make progress on budget, but remain divided:
The House's passage of the provision came during a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate that was partially over the same issues. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, has pushed the issue as leverage against passing a veterans' home funding bill.  began the filibuster earlier in the afternoon after a similar amendment to the House measure was not added to a bill that would determine funding for veterans' homes. However, the House has demanded the Senate pass the v..
5/8/2012 - The Missouri House passed an child care measure as an amendment to a Senate Militia bill.:
St. Louis County Republican Senator Jane Cunningham sponsored a similar version of bill in the Senate.
5/3/2012 - House-Senate budget talks at stand still:
The Senate plan bans the activity of the Sue Shear Institute and prohibits the use of a rating system for preschools. Both issues have been pushed by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County.
5/1/2012 - County assessors soon may have to consider market factors:
The bill has already passed in the Senate and Senator Jane Cunningham says this is the fair thing to do.
4/5/2012 - Senate tries again to roll back teacher tenure:
Dempsey's amendment was tacked on a measure sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, which eliminates the "last in, first out" principle for laying off teachers. Currently, teacher's with seniority have more protection if a school needs to cut jobs than newer ones, regardless of their job performance.
4/3/2012 - Teacher tenure repeal blocked in senate :
Wrap: Republican St. Louis County Senator Jane Cunningham sponsored the plan to repeal teacher tenure throughout Missouri. 
4/3/2012 - Senate rejects effort to eliminate teacher tenure:
The Senate voted 17-15 to keep the state's current system for employing and evaluating teachers by approving an amendment to block a bill from Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County.
4/24/2012 - State budget held up in Senate.:
In addition to Lembke and Purgason, the fiscal conservative gang included Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, Sen. Will Kraus, R-Jackson County, Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah, and Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph.
4/19/2012 - Republicans block Senate vote on teacher tenure:
On Thursday, they filibustered fellow Republican Senator Jane Cunningham's teacher tenure bill.
3/8/2012 - Lawmakers send business bills to Nixon as session hits halfway point.:
The Senate's version of the education package is sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, and it would allow the unaccredited Kansas City district to be divided among the surrounding districts. The measure would also create a tax credit scholarship program for students living in a failing district to enroll in a private school. Rep. Scott Dieckhaus, R-Washington, is sponsoring the House version.
3/27/2012 - Candidate filing period officially closed:
A state apportionment commission released a finalized Senate district map in late February that effectively cut out two of the leading conservatives in the Senate chamber. The map, which was a third overall attempt at forming a districts for the Senate, moved Republican Sen. Jane Cunningham's  seventh district to the other side of the state and altered district lines, placing Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, into a heavily Democratic district.
3/27/2012 - Hundreds of Missourians protest President Obama's health care law:
During the rally, St. Louis County Republican Senator Jane Cunningham made reference to the new Senate district map that pushes her out of the district.
3/26/2012 - Candidates have a day left to file for state office:
2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
3/21/2012 - Open enrollment for Missouri schools not a debate, but a discussion of alternatives:
Saint Louis County Republican Senator Jane Cunningham says open enrollment would give Missouri families a say.
3/19/2012 - Missouri voters may face voting restrictions under closed primary:
Republican Senator Jane Cunningham told bill sponsor Senator Jay Wasson the bill is unfair for independent voters.
2/29/2012 - Nearly 400 people filed for public office Tuesday.:
St. Louis County Republican Senator Jane Cunningham didn't just file for public office, she filed a lawsuit too.
2/28/2012 - St. Louis senator files for Kansas City seat after redistricting. :
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, filed for the 2012 election in her current Senate seat Tuesday, despite her district being moved across the state. The new seventh district includes the urban core of Kansas City and is currently represented by Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City.
2/28/2012 - Carnahan's challenge to Clay puzzles state Democratic Primary.:
2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
2/28/2012 - The preliminary state Senate map was an obstacle for candidate filing Tuesday.:
2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
2/27/2012 - A bill proposed and a lawsuit filed to prevent candidate filing from happening:
2/23/2012: Radio Story - A bill that would extend the filing deadline for state office was blocked by several senators Thursday. 2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
2/23/2012 - Outrage over redistricting process:
2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
2/23/2012 - Filing Deadline Bill filibustered in Senate. :
2/23/2012: Radio Story - In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
2/23/2012 - Senator Jane Cunningham is the biggest loser:
In the third attempt to create new Senate redistricting maps, Jane Cunningham is squeezed out of the Senate.
2/15/2012 - The Missouri legislature discusses statewide student performance standards:
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
2/14/2012 - Senate committee passes a tax credit for students to go to private schools.:
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, sponsored the bill, which addresses students attending the unaccredited St. Louis and Kansas City School Districts. Suburban St. Louis school district Riverview Gardens has also lost its accreditation.
1/31/2012 - Catholic schools tell lawmakers to let them educate kids in failing schools.:
The offer came during a Senate General Laws Committee hearing on bills to address the unaccredited St. Louis, Kansas City and the St. Louis County Riverview Gardens school districts. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, led the efforts.
1/31/2012 - Sen. Cunningham advocates for all children to attend accredited schools.:
Wrap: Catholic school superintendents from St. Louis and Kansas City told lawmakers they supported the proposal of Republican St. Louis Senator Jane Cunningham. 
1/11/2012 - Senate considers streamlining courses for college transfers:
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, said she had concerns the legislation was not addressing the root problem of college completion.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 22, 2012:
Sen Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, said the school gaining provisional accreditation status would nullify the lawsuits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 15, 2012:
Sen Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, said the school gaining provisional accreditation status would nullify the lawsuits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 14, 2012:
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County sponsored a similar version of bill in the Senate.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 7, 2012:
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County sponsored a similar version of bill in the Senate.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 30, 2012:
The bill was already passed in the Senate and Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, said this is the fair thing to do.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 23, 2012:
The bill sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, also eliminates seniority as a criteria to be considered when a school district has to lay off a teacher due to budget constraints.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 16, 2012:
The bill sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, also eliminates seniority as a criteria to be considered when a school district has to lay off a teacher due to budget constraints.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 9, 2012:
Dempsey's amendment was tacked on a measure sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, which eliminates the "last in, first out" principle for laying off teachers. Currently, teacher's with seniority have more protection if a school needs to cut jobs than newer ones, regardless of their job performance.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 2, 2012:
Dempsey's amendment was tacked on a measure sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, which eliminates the "last in, first out" principle for laying off teachers. Currently, teacher's with seniority have more protection if a school needs to cut jobs than newer ones, regardless of their job performance.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 26, 2012:
Republican Senator Jane Cunningham told bill sponsor Senator Jay Wasson the bill is unfair for independent voters.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 19, 2012:
Republican Senator Jane Cunningham told bill sponsor Senator Jay Wasson the bill is unfair for independent voters.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 12, 2012:
The map creates problems for two leading St. Louis conservatives in the Missouri Senate, Sens. Jim Lembke and Jane Cunningham. The map moves Cunningham's district, the seventh, out of the St. Louis to the western side of the state, making it impossible for her to run in the same numbered district. Instead, Cunningham would have to run in the district currently held by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, which is not for election until 2014.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 5, 2012:
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, is similar to a provision in the education package bill awaiting debate in the House.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 27, 2012:
Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St.Louis County, filed for district seven and filed a lawsuit against the new redistricting maps too.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 20, 2012:
Early Thursday morning, a Senate redistricting map was released that would move Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St.Louis County, into a district where she could not run for reelection.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 13, 2012:
Two senators from St. Louis County, Republican Jane Cunningham and Democrat Maria Chappelle-Nadal, said the legislation fails to establish a quantifiable standard for student performance. Cunningham said that without specifying what qualifies as "learning," a district could create lower standards than what the state requires.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 6, 2012:
The offer came during a Senate General Laws Committee hearing on bills to address the unaccredited St. Louis, Kansas City and the St. Louis County Riverview Gardens school districts. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, led the efforts.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 30, 2012:
The offer came during a Senate General Laws Committee hearing on bills to address the unaccredited St. Louis, Kansas City and the St. Louis County Riverview Gardens school districts. Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County, led the efforts.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 23, 2012:
The legislation -- filed by Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-St. Louis County -- takes a substantially different approach for the two areas.
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