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Per Diem Approved

February 19, 1997
By: Naomi N. Smith
State Capital

The Missouri Senate passed a bill to give legislators an increase in the daily expense allowance of lawmakers. Naomi Smith has the story from the state capital.

A bill to increase the legislators daily expense allowance passed in the full senate.

The bill would raise the current daily allowance from $35 to $86.

But an amendment to allow lawmakers to receive free meals from lobbyists was also introduced.

Senator Mike Lybyer, the sponsor of the bill, strongly opposed the amendment.

Actuality:"we just don't do that up here."
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The Senate's top leader ruled the amendment out of order so there wasn't even a vote on the lobbyist issue. But the Senate did approve a per diem increase. From the state capital, I'm Naomi Smith.