The house met for their winter caucus yesterday and while discussing several priorities for next session, many of which are hold overs from last session they of course discussed the controversies surrounding Speaker Plocher and some of the policies and procedures the house operates with.
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Inspect the fruit of "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion" (DEI) initiatives and you'll find it is increasingly diseased. Far from growing a cultural impulse for harmony and respectful diversity, it's result is poisonous division.
We believe this language will result in wide-ranging consequences that would undermine lawmakers’ economic and workforce priorities and urge you to remove it from the budget bills.
I'm running for Speaker of the House for the 103rd General Assembly. This news broke formally in June of 2022. Questions followed the announcement to ascertain the 'how' of my endeavor. How do I intend to secure this responsibility when I'm not doing so from the Floor Leader's office?
Specifically, the bill mandates that school districts and charter schools will have to adopt a policy that makes the process for enrolling in virtual courses similar to that of enrolling in in-person courses.
"You have to not only have the ability, but be comfortable with speaking publicly on behalf of the House in a way that's clear and convictional and yet is not going to create problems for the House or the State of Missouri. And that's something I've done for well over two decades and enjoy that," Richey said.
"All public school students in St. Louis and Kansas City should be funded equitably based on their particular needs."
"You can bet that HB 1552 will receive the full support of legislators who believe in education reform and charter public schools, myself included."
Scott Faughn is joined by Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden to discuss redistricting and the relationships in the Senate.
"Online schools provide options to families that may not be available at their local public school."