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Sen. Denny Hoskins (r-21): impeach Greitens

13 Friday Apr 2018

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Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

Senator Denny Hoskins (r-21) issued the following press release today:

State Senator Denny Hoskins
District 21
For Immediate Release:
April 12, 2018

Capitol Building, Room 227
Jefferson City, MO 65101
[….]

Statement from Sen. Denny Hoskins Regarding the Findings of the House Special Investigative Committee Report

JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, today issued the following statement relating to findings released by the House Special Investigative Committee Report:

“First of all, I feel sorry for the lady involved, her family and the first lady. None of them deserved or wanted any of this.

That being said, I wholeheartedly support the efforts of House leadership as well as the report issued by the House Special Investigative Committee and its policies and procedures used during its investigative process. I previously served alongside many members of House leadership as speaker pro tem, and I know each of them to be individuals of the highest integrity. I also have the utmost respect for each member of the committee, and I support their continued investigation. This is a serious matter, and it is anything but a political witch hunt.

While I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the disgusting content included in the report, at the end of the day, I want to be able to look my 11-year-old daughter in the eyes when she asks about the governor, tell her I love her and tell her this type of behavior is not okay for someone to do to her or anyone else. I will tell her not to let anyone bully her or touch her without her consent. I will reaffirm to her that she is a strong, smart young lady and she deserves better treatment than what was described in the report. Whomever she dates or marries one day, they should treat her with dignity and respect. She and all women deserve to be treated with nothing less.

With that being said, I now believe the House has sufficient information to pursue Articles of Impeachment. Missourians deserve a leader with strong moral character. The acts described in the report are appalling and bring up more questions about his ability to lead. I’m asking the House to evaluate all of the information they have received and pursue Articles of Impeachment.”

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Previously:

The Report (April 11, 2018)

Call it what it is (April 11, 2018)

A former Prosecutor – on the Greitens Report (April 11, 2018)

Go away, asshole. (April 12, 2018)

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): not exactly a ringing endorsement

12 Friday Jan 2018

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Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

This afternoon, from Senator Denny Hoskins (r):

[….]
…I want to directly address the allegations made against the governor on the evening of Wednesday, January 10, after the State of the State address. I’m still processing the details that came out in the media Wednesday evening about an affair the governor had in 2015 and possible blackmail allegations. I personally spoke with the governor on Thursday morning and he vehemently denied the allegations of blackmail. I take the allegations against the governor very seriously and I trust law enforcement will conduct a thorough investigation if they believe one is warranted based on the facts presented. I will continue to listen to the facts and give thoughtful consideration before making any judgements.
[….]

That was rather subdued.

“…he vehemently denied the allegations of blackmail…”

Anything else? Just asking.

Previously:

Oh, my. (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 2 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 3 (January 11, 2018)

אַ שאַנדע פֿאַר די גוים and *IOKIYAR (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 4 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 5 (January 11, 2018)

Oh, my – part 6 (January 12, 2017)

SB 767: another regressive tax on people who don’t understand math

13 Wednesday Dec 2017

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Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

A bill prefiled in the Missouri Senate:

SB 767
Creates the Missouri Video Lottery Control Act
Sponsor: Hoskins
LR Number: 4671S.02I
12/4/2017 – Prefiled
Effective Date: August 28, 2018
[….]
SB 767 – This act establishes the Missouri Video Lottery Control Act.

This act allows the State Lottery Commission to implement a system of video lottery game terminals and to issue licenses to video lottery game manufacturers, operators, handlers, and retailers, as defined in the act. The Commission shall not allow a single vendor or licensee to be responsible for implementing the program, nor shall it allow a single vendor or licensee to control or operate more than twenty-five percent of video lottery game terminals in the state.

The Commission may impose a non-refundable application fee, as described in the act. Manufacturers, operators, handlers, and retailers shall be required to annually remit a license fee, and licensees shall be required to renew licenses every two years. The Commission shall issue provisional licenses as described in the act.

Video lottery game terminals shall be independently tested, capable of randomly generating the outcome of games, and be able to print tickets.

No licensed video lottery operator shall offer a single game play exceeding two dollars or offer a pay-out for a single game-winning play in excess of five hundred dollars. To combat problem gambling, video lottery game operators shall provide a pre-commitment system that allows players to set daily and aggregate bet limits and to self-exclude themselves from play. Operators shall not operate more than five terminals at one retail establishment, except fraternal or veterans organizations may operate up to ten terminals.

Video lottery game operators are prohibited from offering anything of value other than the percentage of adjusted gross receipts to a video lottery game retailer for the placement of video lottery terminals. Persons violating such prohibition are subject to the loss or prohibition of his or her video lottery game operator’s license.

Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-two percent of any unclaimed cash prizes associated with winning tickets that have not been redeemed within one year of issue.

Video lottery game operators shall pay to the Commission thirty-six percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross receipts. The first $100 million of such adjusted gross receipts shall be appropriated for public institutions of higher education. The next $10 million of such adjusted gross receipts shall be appropriated for virtual elementary and secondary education. The remaining adjusted gross receipts shall be appropriated for public elementary and secondary education, with the first $10 million of such adjusted gross receipts appropriated for virtual elementary and secondary education course access programs. The Commission shall compensate the administrative costs of the city or county in which a video lottery retailer maintains an establishment in an amount equal to five percent of the video lottery game adjusted gross receipts. Sixty-four percent of video lottery game adjusted gross receipts shall be retained by video lottery game operators and shall be split between video lottery game operators and video lottery game retailers as provided under an agreement.

All revenues collected by the Commission from license renewal fees, administrative fines, and any reimbursements associated with the enforcement of the act shall be distributed as described in the act.

Participation in the state lottery under this act shall not be construed to be a lottery or gift enterprise in violation of Article III, Section 39 of the Constitution of Missouri, and shall not constitute a valid reason for the denial or revocation of a permit to sell liquor.

This act allows a municipality or county to adopt an ordinance within ninety days of the effective date of this act prohibiting video lottery game terminals within the municipality or county.

This act is substantially similar to SB 452 (2017) and is similar to HB 990 (2017).
[….]

“…The first $100 million of such adjusted gross receipts shall be appropriated for public institutions of higher education…”

If there are any left.

Sure, that’ll be a really stable way to fund investment in the future.

SB 376: the 99th General Assembly, First Regular Session, defined

12 Friday May 2017

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The roadmap for one of the greatest legislative achievements in the modern era of the Missouri General Assembly:

SB 376
Designates “Old Drum” as the historical dog of the state of Missouri

1/31/2017 S First Read–SB 376-Hoskins S199
2/9/2017 Second Read and Referred S General Laws Committee S244
2/15/2017 Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee
2/15/2017 Voted Do Pass S General Laws Committee
2/15/2017 Motion to pass bill as consent taken by S General Laws Committee – Consent vote adopted
2/16/2017 Reported from S General Laws Committee – Consent S291
2/21/2017 Removed S Consent Calendar S323
3/2/2017 Reported from S General Laws Committee S400
3/30/2017 Bill Placed on Informal Calendar S605
4/11/2017 SA 1 S offered & adopted (Hoskins)–(1709S01.01S) S822
4/11/2017 Perfected, as amended S822
4/10/2017 Reported Truly Perfected S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee S847
4/13/2017 S Third Read and Passed S878-879
4/18/2017 H First Read H1592
4/19/2017 H Second Read H1602
4/26/2017 Referred H General Laws H1839
5/1/2017 Hearing Conducted H General Laws
5/2/2017 Voted Do Pass H General Laws
5/3/2017 Reported Do Pass H General Laws H2148
5/3/2017 Referred H Rules – Legislative Oversight H2148
5/8/2017 Voted Do Pass H Rules – Legislative Oversight
5/8/2017
Reported Do Pass H Rules – Legislative Oversight H2234
5/12/2017 H Third Read and Passed
5/12/2017 Truly Agreed To and Finally Passed

The bill text:

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
[P E R F E C T E D]
SENATE BILL NO. 376 [pdf]
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HOSKINS.

Read 1st time January 31, 2017, and ordered printed.
Read 2nd time February 9, 2017, and referred to the Committee on General Laws.
Reported from the Committee February 16, 2017, with recommendation that the bill do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.
Removed from the Consent Calendar February 21, 2017.
Re-reported from the Committee March 2, 2017, with recommendation that the bill do pass.
Taken up for Perfection April 11, 2017.
Bill declared Perfected and Ordered Printed, as amended.
ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary. 1709S.01P

AN ACT

To amend chapter 10, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to the designation of state dogs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 10, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 10.112 and 10.113, to read as follows:

10.112. The dog known as “Old Drum”, whose death became the subject of an 1870 Missouri Supreme Court case and the delivery of a famous speech as the closing argument to the case known as the “Eulogy to Old Drum”, is designated as the historical dog of the state of Missouri.
10.113. The dog known as “Jim the Wonder Dog” is designated as Missouri’s Wonder Dog.

Speed of lightning, roar of thunder, there will always only be one true Underdog…

Previously:

HB 723: there is only one true Underdog (January 29, 2015)

SCR 15: Wrong date, it already happened on May 6, 2014.

25 Saturday Feb 2017

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Comes the darkness.

Comes the darkness.

A Senate Concurrent Resolution:

SCR 15 Designates August 21, 2017, as “Total Eclipse Day” in the state of Missouri
Sponsor: Hoskins
LR Number: 1818S.01I
Committee: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics
Last Action: 2/14/2017 – Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
Journal Page: S261
[….]

A celebration of darkness. How apropos.

Previously:

SB 509: the moment when all hope for the future of Missouri died (May 6, 2014)

A stylized dance

17 Friday Feb 2017

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Yesterday evening the Warrensburg MSTA-CTA (teachers) held an informational meeting with Johnson County area legislators. The program listed Denny Hoskins (r-21st Senate District), Dean Dohrman (r-51st Legislative District), Glen Kolkmeyer (r-53rd Legislative District), and Dan Houx (r-54th Legislative District). Dean Dohrman did not attend.

Denny Hoskins (r-21st Senate District).

Denny Hoskins (r-21st Senate District).

To their credit three legislators did show up to take questions from their teacher constituents. MSTA-CTA provided refreshments and a box dinner for everyone who attended the event.

A MSTA representative served as moderator, explaining that he took solicited pre-submitted questions (from those who had sent in an RSVP to the event). After brief introductions the moderator read questions and asked each legislator in turn for their comments.

Understandably, from teachers, the first questions were on the state budget and K-12 funding from Jefferson City. The responses included the usual soothing sounds about the importance of education, shortfalls in state revenues, and the requirement that the state have a balanced budget. What was missing in those early comments was any explanation of how the past actions of two of those three legislators (Dan Houx is in his first term in Jefferson City) in the General Assembly contributed significantly to the structural shortfalls in state revenue.

I left the event after listening to the stylized dance around the subject for a half hour.

It’s possible they could have addressed increasing state revenue after I left the event. Nah, they’re republicans in the Missouri General Assembly.

(left to right) Denny Hoskins (r), Glen Kolkmeyer (r-53rd Legislative District), Dan Houx (r-54th Legislative District).

(left to right) Denny Hoskins (r), Glen Kolkmeyer (r-53rd Legislative District), Dan Houx (r-54th Legislative District).

Everybody loves a parade

22 Saturday Oct 2016

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Parades are a fixture of Missouri politics. In an election year college homecoming parades are a magnet for political parties and local candidates looking to engage a large number of voters (who may or may not be voters and who may or may not live in their district). This morning in Warrensburg at the University of Central Missouri Homecoming parade the political entries were placed by party at the end of the parade.

Johnson County Democrats.

Johnson County Democrats.

While the Democratic Party vehicles were lining up in the parade staging area a smirking twenty something, driving a truck and towing a float, yelled out, “Trump!” as he drove past. This was on the back window of his truck:

The current (and long time) state of erudite public policy discourse in west central Missouri.

The current (and long time) state of erudite public policy discourse in west central Missouri.

Back to the parade. Vehicles and floats representing the respective party presidential candidates and statewide candidates were also in the mix, though none of those candidates, as far as we can tell, attended the parade. The University of Missouri, ninety miles away, with bigger crowds also held their homecoming parade this morning. A number of statewide candidates reportedly walked in that parade.

Patty Johnson, chair of the Cass County Democratic Committee, walking in the parade.

Patty Johnson, chair of the Cass County Democratic Committee, walking in the parade.

Candidates in the 21st Senate District:

ElGene VerDught, the Democratic Party nominee in the 21st Senate District.

ElGene VerDught, the Democratic Party nominee in the 21st Senate District.

Denny Hoskins, the republican party nominee in the 21st Senate District.

Denny Hoskins, the republican party nominee in the 21st Senate District.

Family and supporters of Kyle Garner, the Democratic Party nominee in the 52nd Legislative District (the candidate is in the background, working the crowd).

Family and supporters of Kyle Garner, the Democratic Party nominee in the 52nd Legislative District (the candidate is in the background, working the crowd).

Robert Simmons, the Democratic Party nominee for Eastern Commissioner in Johnson County.

Robert Simmons, the Democratic Party nominee for Eastern Commissioner in Johnson County.

After the parade was done:

Proud to be a Democrat.

Proud to be a Democrat.

Previously:

What true believers spend their time on when your campaign doesn’t have a field operation and it doesn’t believe in GOTV (October 22, 2016)

CCS HCS SB 656: hypocrisy

14 Saturday May 2016

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The ceiling of the House chamber.

The ceiling of the House chamber.

Guns. More on guns, actually. Well, also, the ability to use your gun anywhere when you’re afraid. Anywhere. Without retreating. To “stand your ground”. Anywhere. Does anyone really think this is a good idea in a civil society? The republicans in the Missouri General Assembly certainly do.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 656 [pdf]

AN ACT

[….]
563.031. 1. A person may, subject to the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, use physical force upon another person when and to the extent he or she reasonably believes such force to be necessary to defend himself or herself or a third person from what he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful force by such other person….
….2. A person shall not use deadly force upon another person under the circumstances specified in subsection 1 of this section unless:
(1) He or she reasonably believes that such deadly force is necessary to protect himself, or herself or her unborn child, or another against death, serious physical injury, or any forcible felony….
[….]
(3) If the person is in any other location such person has the right to be.
[….]
5. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of justification under this section. If a defendant asserts that his or her use of force is described under subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section, the burden shall then be on the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not reasonably believe that the use of such force was necessary to defend against what he or she reasonably believed was the use or imminent use of unlawful force.
[….]

[emphasis added]

That is so-called “stand your ground”.

On Friday, toward the end of the session, Representative Eric Burlison (r) handled HB 656 on the floor of the House.

Representative Eric Burlison (r) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Eric Burlison (r) – May 13, 2016.

Quite a few Democratic members of the House spoke out against the bill and its open season provision.

Representative Michael Butler (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Michael Butler (D) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Brandon Ellington (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Brandon Ellington (D) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Lauren Arthur (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Lauren Arthur (D) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Joe Adams (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Joe Adams (D) – May 13, 2016.

Some supported the bill:

Representative Denny Hoskins (r) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Denny Hoskins (r) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Hoskins (r) spoke in support of the bill because he was concerned that his children’s grandparents otherwise wouldn’t be able to defend his family in his home in his stead if he were away and an intruder threatened them.

You’d think that a significant percentage of county prosecutors have been going after people who have used a weapon to defend another family member’s home against armed (or not) intruders.

Still others spoke against the bill:

Representative Kimberly Gardner (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Kimberly Gardner (D) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Alan Green (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Alan Green (D) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Burlison (r) closed with “…[we] wouldn’t want people to pay fees to exercise their right to vote…”. This in defense of a gun bill after this same republican controlled General Assembly pushed for voter photo ID.

The bill was truly agreed to and finally passed.

Later the House brought up SCR 50 which designates the month of September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

Representative Tracy McCreery (D) - May 13, 2016.

Representative Tracy McCreery (D) – May 13, 2016.

Representative Tracy McCreery (D) was recognized to speak about the resolution. After she started speaking the Speaker admonished her to not address the previous bill. Representative McCreery continued, noting that guns are used quite a lot in suicides and also noting the hypocrisy of a body which had just passed a bill making it easier for people to use guns.

Previously:

HA 4 to HCS SS SCS SB 663: open season (May 12, 2016)

Missouri House – May 12, 2016 (May 12, 2016)

The end of the legislative session – May 13, 2016 (May 13, 2016)

21st Senate District: okay, this is interesting….

28 Monday Mar 2016

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It’s an open seat in 2016.

Via the Missouri Secretary of State:

UNOFFICIAL Candidate Filing List
Primary 2016

State Senator – District 21

Democratic
ElGene Ver Dught 8290 BEAR GROVE RD HIGGINSVILLE MO 64037 817 2/23/2016 11:31 a.m.

Republican
Denny Hoskins PO BOX 118 WARRENSBURG MO 64093 580 2/23/2016 2:17 p.m.
Mike McGhee 5538 GRUBB RD ODESSA MO 64076 3/28/2016 10:45 a.m.

Libertarian
William Truman (Bill) Wayne 431 SE COUNTY ROAD Y WARRENSBURG MO 64093 3/8/2016 11:51 a.m.

[emphasis added]

David Pearce (r) is term limited. Denny Hoskins (r) is term limited out of the House. Mike McGhee (r) spent a whole lot of other people’s money challenging David Pearce (r) in the primary four years ago. Maybe it’ll be a similar story this time – the money part we mean.

We can’t wait to see the ads and mailers.

Previously:

Rep. Mike McGhee (r) and the amazing perpetual motion machine (July 16, 2010)

Campaign Finance: a microcosm of the struggle in the republican universe – 21st Senate District (August 1, 2012)

Rep. Denny Hoskins (r): a master of understatement…

18 Monday May 2015

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Speaker Pro Tem Denny Hoskins (r) [January 2014 file photo].

Speaker Pro Tem Denny Hoskins (r) sent out his constituent legislative update this morning. He ended it with a comment about the last week:

[….]

House Elects a New Speaker

Immediately upon convening on Friday, Speaker of the House John Diehl resigned his position and the body unanimously elected Representative Todd Richardson Speaker of the House.  Following a front-page story, the House GOP caucus determined that we would accept the choice of Speaker Diehl to resign his leadership position and his seat.  Speaker Richardson will be a wonderful leader and I look forward to serving with him.

Uh, did he say the front page story was the reason for accepting the resignation? Or was it the inappropriate behavior? Just asking.

Previously:

Ruh, roh… (May 13, 2015)

What? We’re all what? May 13, 2014)

A big Diehl in Jefferson City (May 14, 2015)

No Diehl in Jefferson City (May 14, 2015)

A new leaf? (May 15, 2015)

John Diehl’s precipitous retirement (May 15, 2015)