Time Had Come For Teasdale's Broad Legislative Drive
Governor Joseph Teasdale touted a four year plan and a 24 of 60 proposals approved, arguing time and persistence shaped passage. Key efforts in mental health reform and the constitutional revision stalled, while criminal code, school aid, and welfare reform faced lengthy battles and filibuster hurdles. Senate and House leaders framed the session as a learning process with hopes for improved utility and tax reforms next year.
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Joseph Teasdale
Teasdale
Senate
Norman Merrell
House
Kenneth Rothman
Joe Holt
D-Fulton
Freshman power, high bills clear Missouri 1977 session
The 1977 Missouri Legislature adjourned after clearing more than 200 bills despite a failed $125 million capital improvements budget. Leaders praised rapid work and new rules, while Sen Harriett Woods noted lingering disillusion with double standards and games in the chamber.
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House
Bob Griffin
Ccameron
General Assembly
Sen. A. Clifford Jones
R-Ladue
Sen
Harriett Woods
U University City
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