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| Intro: | The Senate approved fully funding Missouri's education goal over objections of majority leadership. |
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| RunTime: | 0:31 |
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Wrap: Republican Senator Gary Romine said the amendment would send a message that the General Assembly is fighting for education.
| Actuality: | ROMINE1.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:05 |
| Description: We need to put our stake in the ground on what education means to this body now. | |
Opponents said the measure disrespected the work that the budget committee and its members had done. The committee had not fully funded the goal.
A five-percent cap on formula increases was added in two-thousand sixteen in response to the formula's funding issues.
Reporting from the state Captiol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.
| Intro: | Republican leaders said changing the Senate's budget on the floor was disrespectful. |
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| RunTime: | 0:41 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: Republican Senator Dan Brown said fully funding the state's education goal would hurt the Senate's negotiating ability with the House, which already agreed to fully fund the goal.
| Actuality: | BROWN3.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:10 |
| Description: The amendment does a couple of things that may put us in a bad situation going forward with the rest of the budget. | |
Proponents said the amendment would reaffirm the state's commitment to education.
Fellow Republican Senator Gary Romine brought the measure up on the floor without discussing it with majority leadership. However, ten Republicans and all nine Democrats voted yes to pass the measure over fourteen noes.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.
| Intro: | A senator asked her peers if they wanted a T-shirt to promote a possible special session. |
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| RunTime: | 0:32 |
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Wrap: St. Louis County Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal said her staff was already making T-shirts because the budget deliberations are going on too long.
| Actuality: | CN.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:08 |
| Description: ...and they're entitled 'Special Session 2017' and I'd like to know what color and size you'd like. | |
The Missouri Senate voted to increase their budget proposal by fourty-five million dollars to fund the state's education goal. A special session is required to pass a budget if it is not fully approved by May fifth.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jack Morrisroe.