Missouri House speaker calls for medical malpractice changes
The speaker of the Missouri House vowed Wednesday to make “much-needed medical malpractice reform” a key part of his legislative agenda.
Redistricting fallout puts Missouri Plan back in play
Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan may be back in the legislative crosshairs amid growing criticism of last week’s release of judicially drawn state political districts.
Dempsey wins familiar position
Back when he was in the Missouri House, Sen. Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, was the House Majority Leader. In that role, Dempsey was in charge controlling the legislative calendar.
Area legislators rule out tax hikes
State Rep. Sally Faith said she gets about 100 e-mails and 30 or 40 phone calls each day from people concerned about potential cuts to the state’s budget. But Faith, who sits on the House Budget Committee, and several other local legislators don’t see the Missouri General Assembly enacting any tax increases this year to […]
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Sen. Dempsey to chair state Senate job-creation panel Republican state Sen. Tom Dempsey of St. Charles will head the newly-created Missouri Senate Job Creation 2020 Committee. The purpose of the committee is to define where Missouri should be in the area of job creation by the year 2020, according to Senate Leader Charlie Shields of […]
Dempsey: Another tough year for state’s economy
Because the weakened economy translates into less tax revenue, Republican state Sen. Tom Dempsey of St. Charles believes Missouri residents won’t see new state programs this year. Indeed, some corporate tax loopholes could be closed and some tax hikes and new taxes could be enacted in order for state government to raise sufficient revenues to […]
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