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Charter Schools · Jefferson CityMissouri Senate Bill 727 aims to provide preferential financial treatment for students with disabilities. While commendable, it does not change Missouri law and hereafter require private and charter schools to accept these students with special needs. The debate surrounding school choice, particularly in the context of private schools and charter schools is an empty exercise without discussion of the civil rights of these students that accompani…See the Story
"School Choice" An Empty Promise for Families of Children with Disabilities
Jefferson City, Missouri · Jefferson CityMissouri House Speaker Dean Plocher has been accused of obstructing the investigation into him by bipartisan leaders of the state House Ethics Committee. Some state legislators claimed witnesses did not testify because they feared the Republican leader would retaliate and that others could not be reached because Plocher controls who testifies, according to the Missouri Independent. Missouri Speaker of the House Dean Plocher listens as Gov. Mike …See the Story
Missouri House speaker accused of obstructing investigation into his own alleged misconduct - Washington Examiner
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Jefferson City, Missouri · Jefferson CityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - AAA Missouri said the number of distracted driving crashes in the Show-Me State is down following a new law that went into effect in August. Before August, Missouri had one of the weakest laws in the country for drivers using their cell phones. Since the Siddens-Bening Hands Free Law went into effect, it's prevented roughly 450 crashes, but stakeholders and the family of the man who the law is named after said their work i…See the Story
How Missouri’s new hands-free law is reducing distracted driving accidents
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Senate · Jefferson CityI am writing to express my support for Senate Bill 727, which authorizes the establishment of charter public schools in our county. As a parent living in Boone County, I believe that every public school should serve the children in our county and city well. But the unfortunate reality is that sometimes schools fail to meet the needs of students, leaving parents and children feeling trapped and vulnerable. Charter public schools provide an altern…See the Story
From a Boone County parent to Jefferson City: This shouldn’t be about controversy - please focus on our children’s needs
Jefferson City, Missouri · Jefferson CityWatch as Scott Faughn gives his Midweek Update. Today, Scott discusses the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into House Speaker Dean Plocher and pays tribute to a St. Louis Cardinals great. Timestamps: 1:45 – Investigation Background 14:00 – The report 24:30 – Quotes from Representatives 30:15 – Future repercussions 37:29 – The death of Whitey Herzog The post TWMP Midweek Update – April 16, 2023 appeared first on The Missouri Times.See the Story
TWMP Midweek Update - April 16, 2023
Jefferson City, Missouri · Jefferson CityMissouri legislators are moving forward with a bill that would restrict water exports to address internal drought concerns and prevent resource depletion by water-stressed western states.Scott Dance reports for The Washington Post.In short:Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill to limit water exp...See the Story
Missouri may impose new restrictions on water exports
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Jefferson City, Missouri · Jefferson CityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - After seven months of closed-door meetings, a report was released late Monday night by a bipartisan group of lawmakers regarding the ethics complaint filed against House Speaker Dean Plocher. The group has been meeting since the fall to discuss a complaint filed by another House member. The report was rejected, but made three recommendations, including a letter of disapproval, a requirement that no lawmakers or staff be r…See the Story
Ethics complaint report against Speaker Dean Plocher released
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Jefferson City, Missouri · Jefferson CityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - With less than five weeks until the final adjournment in Jefferson City, there's still an important multi-billion-dollar tax to renew, impacting more than a million Missourians. It's a key piece of funding that could put the state's Medicaid program in jeopardy if it's not renewed. Some Senate Republicans say before taking up the FRA, they need to pass separate legislation to defund Planned Parenthood, which they did last …See the Story
Debate on federal reimbursement allowance continues with five weeks in session left
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