JEFFERSON CITY — Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said it all today during a Senate committee meeting discussing a planned “review” of the withholding of a document showing elevated E. coli levels at the Lake of the Ozarks:

“We’ve got to know…

Templeton

2:22 p.m. Updated to include Gov. Jay Nixon’s statement

JEFFERSON CITY — The Senate confirmed Mark Templeton as the head of the Department of Natural Resources with little debate.

Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields said Templeton impressed the Gubernatorial Appointments Committee.

“I’m excited that we have…

Ridgeway

That was short.

Senate President Pro Tem Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, agreed to put his bill on hold to move the Senate forward.

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…

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,…