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9/14/2010 - Missouri legislators to reconvene to discuss federal funding bill:
House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota said Nixon hasn't directly communicated with him about defending his veto. LeVota supports the governor's decision to veto the bill.
8/30/2010 - Missouri Government News for the Week of August 30, 2010:
House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, said Nixon hasn't directly communicated with him about defending his veto.
5/6/2010 - House Republicans use majority to push through ethics bill:
Wrap: House Minority Leader Paul LeVota slammed the bill, which includes a host of rules changes including campaign contribution limits for statewide office canidates.
5/6/2010 - House Republicans pushed through an ethics bill without a single vote from Democrats.:
However Minority Leader Paul LeVota said this action was hollow and disingenuous.
5/6/2010 - Divided house passes ethics legislation:
Roorda and Democratic Floor Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, complained they weren't allowed to speak on the bill prior to the vote. During the debate, Richard refused to call on any Democrats to speak or offer amendments; some could be heard yelling in vain to be called on, and when Richard called for a vote, Rep. Steven Webber, D-Columbia, threw a stack of paper in the air in disgust.
5/14/2010 - Ethics, tax credit focus of final day of 2010 legislative session:
In a raucous debate on the bill lasted just under an hour, Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, was ruled out of time by the chair following a conversation with Rep. Jeff Roorda in which Roorda said Democrats were responsible for any ethics reform being passed. 
4/29/2010 - Missouri's Legislature Passed the Budget for Fiscal Year 2011:
But on the other side, the House Democratic leader, Paul LeVota, argued that the legislature's refusal to consider reducing tax credits was the reason Missouri can no longer pay for the programs that were cut.
4/29/2010 - Moves to increase dog fighting enforcement hit legislative wall:
Rupp's battle is shared by House Minority leader Paul LeVota.
4/28/2010 - House Democrats down on Nixon mandated cuts:
House Party Whip Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart, called the budget "morally out of balance," while House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence, said the House failed to consider ways to generate more revenue for the state.
4/27/2010 - House Democrats move to put an ethics bill back on the legislative calendar:
Nixon was not available for comment, but the top House Democrat Paul LeVota echoed the his desire.
4/26/2010 - Ethics reform dealt a major setback:
Majority Leader Steve Tilley, R-Perryville, who sponsored a piece of ethics legislation this session, voted to send the bill back but said it will have enough time. During a heated discussion with Minority Floor Leader Paul LeVota of Independence, he challenged the Democrats' argument that this move would kill the bill.
4/22/2010 - Missouri Republican state representative promises to raise money for higher education scholarships:
Wrap: House minority leader Paul LeVota voiced his lack of faith in a plan to increase money for higher education scholarships to 150 million dollars.
4/22/2010 - Missouri Republican state representative promises to raise money for higher education scholarships:
Wrap: House minority leader Paul LeVota voiced his lack of faith in a plan to increase money for higher education scholarships to 150 million dollars.
3/4/2010 - House addresses budget restructuring in press conferences:
Jackson County Democratic Floor Leader Paul LeVota says actions speak louder than words.
3/24/2010 - House leaders proclaim budget balanced with cut to K-12 education:
House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, criticized Republicans for including these funds because of their initial reaction to Nixon's budget recommendation.
3/16/2010 - House approves citizens' right to say no to federal health care :
But the House Democratic leader, Paul LeVota, voiced concern the proposal would cause a clash between state and federal governments.
3/15/2010 - At low-turnout Census event, officials worry state could lose Congressional seat:
But few people attended. During a presentation by U.S. Rep. Blaine Leutkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, state House Minority Leader Paul LeVota and other state and local officials, the audience consisted of fewer than 20 people.
1/6/2010 - Missouri's General Assembly convenes with focus on ethics reform:
These limits should be included in any ethics legislation, said House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence.
1/19/2010 - Bill mandating coverage for autism returns after being blocked last year:
The bill was expected to pass easily through both the House and Senate during last year's session, but Speaker Ron Richard unexpectedly derailed the House version last April after the Senate's quick passage. Richard's also been criticized by Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, after failing to make the autism bill the first piece of legislation to be debated.
- Legislative Wrap:
A tentative campaign finance bill agreement was unveiled that Republicans touted as an answer to the calls for ethics reform, but which Democrats criticized for being a shell.While imposing restrictions on fund transfers between political committees, the proposal would eliminate provisions that had been recommended by the House Ethics Committee and urged by the governor.The conference committee version strips from the bill limits on lobbyist gifts to legislators, limits on how muc..
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In Tuesday's election, Democrats lost the seats held by their retiring floor leader (Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence) and by their retiring assistant floor leader (Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence). The party's House whip -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart -- was defeated Tuesday for re-election.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 8, 2010:
In Tuesday's election, Democrats lost the seats held by their retiring floor leader (Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence) and by their retiring assistant floor leader (Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence). The party's House whip -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart -- was defeated Tuesday for re-election.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 1, 2010:
In Tuesday's election, Democrats lost the seats held by their retiring floor leader (Rep. Paul LeVota, D-Independence) and by their retiring assistant floor leader (Rep. J.C. Kuessner, D-Eminence). The party's House whip -- Rep. Jeff Roorda, D-Barnhart -- was defeated Tuesday for re-election.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 20, 2010:
House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, said Nixon hasn't directly communicated with him about defending his veto.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 13, 2010:
House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Jackson County, said Nixon hasn't directly communicated with him about defending his veto.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 10, 2010:
Members including House Minority Leader Paul LeVota, D-Independence and Ethics Committee Chairman Kevin Wilson, R-Neosho, lamented the loss of provisions that appeared in previous versions of the ethics bill.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 26, 2010:
But House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota questions whether Kingery's plan can work even if the American economy turns around.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 19, 2010:
But House Democratic Leader Paul LeVota questions whether Kingery's plan can work even if the American economy turns around.
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