Lawmakers to start final week

Monday, May 14, 2012

Missouri’s Constitution gives them no choice.

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Their “drop-dead” deadline is coming, whether they wish to or not — at 6 p.m. Friday, Missouri lawmakers must end this year’s legislative session.

The House begins its last week of work at 4 p.m. today.

The Senate will resume an hour earlier.

“We’ve got a number of priorities,” Senate Floor Leader Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, told reporters last week. “I haven’t really gotten a chance to sit down and look at the calendar, because we’ve been trying to get the budget done on time.”

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spelchek 1 year, 1 month ago

Don't beat yourselves up over that cost of living increase for the lowest paid work force in the entire nation. That would be a travesty.

him 1 year, 1 month ago

Good Job! You all got a lot done this session. We have now a "state insect", "state exercise" Oh and a "slap in your face state employee raise" just so they can say they got a raise this year. Something like $30 a pay check. Insurance premiums went up that much.