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Today's Poll!Nuclear bill stalled in Missouri Senate
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A procedural motion late Tuesday afternoon may have killed the nuclear early site permit bill for this legislative session — although some lawmakers think the plan still has a small chance of being passed.
Several Missouri senators, led by Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, and Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis, spent about 80 minutes explaining the bill that would allow a utility company to get Public Service Commission approval to charge ratepayers for the company’s successful effort to win a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission early site permit — a first step toward building and operating a nuclear reactor to generate electricity.
The debate was on a substitute bill that combined Wright-Jones’ one-page bill over utility consumers’ deposit payments with Kehoe’s much larger measure covering the early site permit process.
But it took only five minutes for Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, to challenge the bill with a “point of order,” and for Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer, R-Dexter, to rule it was a legitimate complaint.
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herewego 2 years, 1 month ago
I think this is funny(?), how they can wipe out a vote of the people (gone to the dogs) and can't find their bottom with both hands in this matter. Oh well, as I say..... Here We Go!
3blindmice 2 years, 1 month ago
you can do it by donating large sums of money to get someone elected. that person will then scratch their back by passing any law you want. It is what happens when our lawmakers sellout to the rich
BigRedOne 2 years, 1 month ago
Ameren just spent $700 Million on installing scrubbers on its (two unit) Sioux Plant and are getting ready to do the same on its (four unit) Labadie Plant. These are older coal plants and the government is mandating these changes. This is like putting a Maserati engine in an old Packard. Before it's all over with Ameren will have over $2 Billion added to its rate base. How does this make sense compared to building another nuclear plant?
herewego 2 years, 1 month ago
Labadie began operation in 1970, Sioux in 1967. More like Maserati engine in a Model T. I would guess that construction began in the mid 60's for both. First off it is a shame that our government is forcing this on the industry, and is suspect that yobamma's air plane is causing much more carbon foot prints as he jaunts across the nation. As they say, "Pay me now, or Pay me later" but we will pay.
bluesfan13 2 years, 1 month ago
Crowell is a self-serving id-i-o-t.
Ask him how much of that projected budget savings from having new state employees contribute 4% of their salary is being realized. He used flawed logic and incorrect statistical assumptions to "prove" that the State would save over $6 million in FY2011 and $20 million in FY2012.
There MAY end up being a total of $2 million saved in FY2011...
3blindmice 2 years, 1 month ago
this is how any state worker can make sure they get a raise. If the state fails to give you a raise make sure you are 5% less efficient as the year before. One way or the other the state will pay
seeno 2 years, 1 month ago
The good ol boys are at it again. This is a bill that will actually put people to work. Thank you to Mike Kehoe for sponsoring this bill. He's a Republican and business owner who realizes that this will be a major boost in getting people back to work and getting a decent paycheck. For the people who are dragging their feet due to higher electric bill or whatever reason, it realy is a pay now or pay later situation.
As for the GOOD OL BOYS CLUB who have managed to push through all sorts of bills that primarily benefit them or their high $$$$$ contributors I would like to see them voted out. The most recent attack on the people who put them in office was the Payday Loan Bulll. It's a Pay Loan Bull because no one deserves to pay $60.00 for every $100.00 they borrow. Oh, the sponsor of this Bull, a former Payday Loan owner. So far, an AG bill sponsored by a senator on behalf of a Contributor, a lead paint removal bill by a paint contractor and his fellow contrators, a puppy-mill law watered down that the people voted on, bigger burden for workers to prove discrimanation, a plan to make Mo a Right to Work State and an attempt to water down the child labor laws. I still don't see how any of these bills will benefit the average working person.
3blindmice 2 years, 1 month ago
this is corporate welfare at its worse
NTReader 2 years, 1 month ago
seeno- You are shopping for your payday loans in the wrong location. Our highest rate is $17 per $100 and less expensive options are available. And in all the years I have been here, I have never clubbed and dragged customers in off the street. There is no need. We provide a service. If you don't need it, great! But ask someone who gets charged nearly $30 or more per NSF and, in addition, a daily fee for being overdrawn if they think it's a valuable service and you might learn something. If there was no demand, we wouldn't be in business. We are an inexpensive alternative to banks' overdraft fees and/or late fees and over limit fees from the credit card companies, and even late fees on auto and home loans.
seeno 2 years, 1 month ago
OOPS! this is off topic. The measure passed Tuesday: • Limits the total amount of interest to $60 per $100 borrowed, for a maximum APR of 1,564 percent $17 per $100 has an APR of 445 percent This is consumer protection according to Rep.Don Wells, a Cabool Republican and former owner of a payday lender bussiness. These are called payday loans because they depend on people who work but never make enough. Once they come to you for a loan it's too late to break the cycle. Some of the loans are to people who are irresponsible but no matter this is still an outrageous cost.
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