Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins said the conflict over property rights was paramount to Missouri’s farmers and landowners.
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"We must reject privatizing education even further and remember that public schools are public goods."
Gov. Mike Parson is requesting an emergency relief fund for local utility companies impacted by the cold snap, answering lawmakers' call.
"One-size-fits-all education works for most, particularly in our rural areas, but it doesn’t work for everyone."
The Senate Education Committee considered a bill that would designate and deal with “persistently failing schools” Tuesday afternoon.
"For far too long, students have been trapped in failing schools. 2021 will be the year we finally give parents more options by putting students first.”
The lawmakers said they were called into the speaker’s office who said the future of their bills are jeopardized if they did not support charter expansion legislation and other education reform proposals.
"We need to do the right thing and pass this liability reform so that we can continue to safely and swiftly reopen our state."
“Education is such an integral part of our society and it is ever changing. This bill covers many aspects of education and is a joint effort by many senators.”
“School choice simply allows a parent to choose the best alternative for their children. They know them best and want them to achieve all they are capable of, how can this be wrong?”