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Today's Poll!Mid-Missouri lawmakers cite successes
Members of the Missouri House of Representatives throw their papers in the air at the conclusion of the final day of the legislative session Friday, May 18, 2012, in Jefferson City, Mo. Photo by The Associated Press.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Cole County voters in November will elect their next circuit clerk. A bill containing language to make that job an appointed post died Friday, on the last day of the legislative session, after the House amended the bill and the Senate didn’t take it up.
State Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, promised to pursue the appointed clerk’s position next year.
Sen. Mike Kehoe, R-Jefferson City, and Rep. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, noted the Legislature’s support for extending the work of the Joint Interim Committee on State Employee Wages.
The committee worked last year under a mandate that expired at the end of 2011, and verified that Missouri government employees’ paychecks rank last among the 50 states.
The new study will look at state workers’ total compensation, including vacation, insurance and retirement benefits.
Barnes said his biggest success was winning “$15 million in (higher) salaries for state employees who work in Cole County” in the budget for the state business year that begins July 1 — his top priority this year.
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Comments
JCLifer 1 year ago
How about those jobs bills?
him 1 year ago
Lets see, we got a new state exercise, state insect, and a slap in your face $30 a check state pay raise just to shut them up for a few more years. Sounds like a success to me!
linoge 1 year ago
I've watched these guys in action. It's all a big party to them. What a crock.
JCLifer 1 year ago
Very childish to throw papers around.
Why do thet still print all that stuff anyway? Put it on the Web ans save a ton of money.
muleman 1 year ago
They should have to clean it up. Any other person trashing the capitol would be arrested quick.
lovemykids 1 year ago
Where is the JCPD on this one?? ANYONE else littering and making a mess of the Capitol like this would be arrested! They clearly are behaving like children. Here is a clue Mr. Legislator, we the people, elected you to do a grown up job. Therefor, we demand that you BEHAVE like an adult! Now go back to your room and clean up that mess. There is no reason ever to leave a mess like this for someone else to clean up. Then you need to appologize to the janitors. Didn't your mother ever teach you to pick up after yourself???
seeno 1 year ago
I hope you law makers don't break your arm patting yourselves on the back. Afer all, how could we go on without digital billboards, And I just don't know what our family would do if you had not passed that law banning Missouri license plates from having Jayhawk emblems or other out of state sport emblems. I really haven't seen many of these, but just in case. And a couple Legislative leaders even made the news on Comedy Central's Daily Show with John Stewart. As for their pro- business agenda, I'm sure you'll get the big six accomplished if keep keep chipping away at it. The state pay raise was a real "nail-biter". Inch by inch it's a cinch. And, I'm sure when the Vets come home from war without a job they'll be extremely happy that Unemployment Benefits have been scaled back to 20 weeks Missourians can finally lay their head down and sleep in peace knowing you've made our life better with your hard work and sacrifice.
JCLifer 1 year ago
Vote 'em all out next election. Local lawmakers did nothing to help us. State exercise-jumping jacks is the best they could do to fix all the problems with the economy, high unemployment, roads falling apart, people struggling to make it every week? Legislators are so out of touch with reality. Vote 'em'emfor all out!
muleman 1 year ago
These guys were hired (elected) to represent the people of Mo. Any other employer would fire these guys on the spot for acting like this. Its time to bury the Party lines and represent us instead of your own interests. You seem to forget that the voters of this state are your employers
seeno 1 year ago
Meanwhile, ordinary Missourians--especially those in the lower half of the income --suffered enormously.
JCLifer 1 year ago
Where did all that "stimulus" money go to, anyway? What did the state and the city do with their shares?
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