Missouri lawmakers push 300 plus bills in 1975 session
Missouri legislators on day two of the 1975 session introduced more than 300 bills two thirds in the House. Proposals cover restoring the death penalty, revising the criminal code and tax laws, equal rights amendments, pay raises for officials and judges, collective bargaining for public workers, lobbyist rules, minimum jail standards, Vietnam era bonuses, and a new open records approach. Constitutional amendments seek to adjust tax levy rules reduce chamber sizes and empower self sessions, while liquor sales rules and public hearings for utility rate changes also appear.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Christopher S. Bond
House
Robert Snyder
Kirkwood
Kenneth Rothman
Clayton
Clarence Heflin
Philip Scaglia
Kansas City
J. B. Banks
St. Louis
Banks
Suit Attacks Never Used Travel Rules
Jefferson City Missouri AP The State Office of Administration says it has never enforced travel regulations that four lawmakers ask a Cole County Circuit Court judge to invalidate The suit filed by Sens Webster and Spradling and Reps DeField and Blassie seeks to bar enforcement of travel rules claiming executive overreach The official cited old regulations not enforced and may urge amendments James head of the Commission would resign Dec 16 amid controversy over travel rules and other issues
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Jefferson City
State Office of Administration
Cole ‘County
William Raftery
Raftery
Commission of Administration
Robert James
Richard ‘Webster
Carthage
Albert Spradling
Cape ‘Girardeau
Fred DeField
Charleston
John Blassie
St. Louis
James T. Riley
James
Missouri
Senate
DAR Protest Over British Born Woman for Bicentennial Role
Washington AP Ford picks British born Marjorie Lynch for deputy administrator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration triggering a DAR protest. The Daughters of the American Revolution call for a hearing before a Senate subcommittee, citing patriotism concerns and Lynch’s English birth.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
Missouri House Introduces Six Bill Court Reform Package
A six bill reform package in Missouri aims to unify court operations by expanding magistrate and probate judges powers to act as circuit or municipal judges, sets a mandatory retirement age of 70, and allows a nonpartisan court plan statewide if a circuit approves. Rep Harold Volkmer of Hannibal sponsors the measure, which follows work by house and senate judiciary committees, the Missouri Judicial Conference, and others.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House of Representatives
Harold Volkmer
Channibal
Missouri
Volkmer
House
Senate Judiciary Committees
Missouri Judicial Conference
Proposed Missouri bills range from banking limit to tax and safety
Legislation discussed in the state legislature covers extending branch banking limits to 15 miles, adding a daily school meditation period, repealing public smoking for youths, and a collective bargaining cap for public workers. Other measures include dodgy charity licensing exceptions for churches, kennel licensing by the Agriculture Department with health standards, and removing two thirds votes for school tax levies. Proposals also seek associate circuit judges, 30 percent asset valuation, driver safety courses for violations, admissibility of breath tests, an ombudsman with 25000 salary, rustler detention for farmers, annual revised statutes, licensing cardiology technologists at 18 with 63 college hours, higher income tax deductions, jury duty pay, surgicenter development, and excluding elderly benefits from certain tax relief rules.
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State Agriculture Department
Maurice Schechter
Dcteve Coeur
Missouri
State Board For the Registration For the Healing Arts
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Missouri Public Service Commission
Dar
Karen Margaret Petersen
Toledo
Ohio
Little Rock
Ark
Jones
Lynch
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Red Cross
Warren G. Magnuson
Henry M. Jackson
Lawrence Drug
Budweiser Beer
Food Store
W. Monroe
Pepsi Cola
Nabisco
Col Sig
PEPSI
Boones Farm
Strawberry Hill
Mexico
United
Shicken & Live Dinner
Pica Rivera
California
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