02.18.2009 11:45 am
Filibuster over — seven minutes later
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ridgeway
Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, agreed to put his bill on hold to move the Senate forward.
02.18.2009 11:37 am
Filibuster No. 2: Luann Ridgeway
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, just started the second filibuster of the session.
“I’m pretty determined, it’s 11:30ish, actually I’m not a morning person, and I’m pretty sure I could go till 11:30ish at night,” Ridgeway said.
The bill in…
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10.07.2008 4:01 pm
Irene Smith to run against Slay again?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Smith
We hear that former Alderman Irene J. Smith is, once again, planning to challenge Mayor Francis Slay, and may make an announcement soon.
In 2005, an under-funded Smith did manage to get more than 10,000 votes, but the election was never in…
02.27.2008 11:05 pm
Session sees its first filibuster
The Senate experienced its first filibuster of the session on Wednesday. After hours of debate, the chamber finally passed a bill that would make it easier for people to take up teaching as a second profession.
Sen. Joan Bray, D-University City,…
