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05.15.2009 9:56 am

UPDATE: Beer bongs, styrofoam coolers = misdemeanor?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The provision wouldn't apply to the Missouri River, so you can keep bringing those kegs there.

The provision wouldn't apply to the Missouri River.

UPDATE: The bill  passed the Legislature. On to the governor!

UPDATE 2: One astute representative pointed out that “polypropylene coolers,” which the bill outlawed, don’t exist, but polystyrene coolers do. Perhaps styrofoam coolers…

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04.22.2009 11:42 am

UPDATE: Ameren nuclear plant bill likely dead for this session

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

UPDATE: The various interest groups on both sides of the Ameren bill are weighing in on the news that the bill is likely dead: From Gregg Keller of Fair Electricity Rates Action Fund: “From day one, FERAF has negotiated in good…

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04.14.2009 5:32 pm

Ameren bill supporters/opponents take to the streets tomorrow

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Senate leaders say the Ameren nuclear plant bill is unlikely to come back up for debate this week, but supporters and opponents of the bill will do their part tomorrow to keep the issue in the…

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04.07.2009 2:40 pm

Pro-Ameren nuclear plant bill gets its time on the Senate floor

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — The long-awaited debate over one of the session’s biggest issues — the repeal of Missouri’s construction work in progress law — is being debated today on the Senate floor. The bill is being pushed by AmerenUE to…

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03.10.2009 6:11 pm

Lembke attaches red-light-camera restrictions to transportation bill

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — After his bill banning red-light cameras failed in committee, Sen. Jim Lembke succeeded on the Senate floor Tuesday in amending a bill that would at least restrict the use of the cameras.

Lembke’s amendment would require automated red-light photo…

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12.01.2008 3:00 pm

Lawmaker targets Mardi Gras beads, beer bongs, Jell-O shots

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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State Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City, is out to clean up the Missouri rivers, or, at least, some of the folks who float on the rivers. Apparently, the summer partying is getting to Scott, and so he is seeking not…

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09.04.2008 1:18 pm

State Sen. Delbert Scott: “A great year for Republicans”

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ST. PAUL — Count State Sen. Delbert Scott from Lowry City, Mo. among those charged up by Sarah Palin’s speech last night at the Republican National Convention.

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04.28.2008 8:13 pm

Point/Counterpoint with Carnahan/Scott on Mo’s defunct photo ID law

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Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Indiana’s mandate requiring voters to produce a government-issued photo ID produced a lot of reaction in Missouri.

Some of the best analysis of the impact in Missouri, from both sides, came from Secretary…

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04.23.2008 2:54 pm

GOP senator argues for moderation on immigration debate

Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City, stunned onlookers today when he called for toned-down rhetoric on the immigration debate and argued against prohibiting illegal immigrants from attending state colleges.

As a Senate committee was about to vote on a bill that would…

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