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Jefferson City: House majority end of session press conference – May 18, 2018

20 Sunday May 2018

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Speaker Todd Richardson (r) – May 18, 2018.

Speaker Todd Richardson (r) held an end of session press conference immediately after the session adjourned on Friday evening:

In the context of an impending special session to address the possible impeachment of Governor Eric Greitens (r) the House majority press conference was a celebration of cuts to state revenue, insufficient resources for education and higher education, and the continued diminution of workers’ ability to collectively bargain.

At one point, in response to a media question about Eric Greitens’ (r) impact on legislation during the session most in the republican caucus laughed.

The House Special Investigative Committee on Oversight will be getting additional members (up to this point five Republicans and two Democrats) because, in the words of the Speaker. “There’s a whole lot of work to be done…” The Speaker did not respond to the follow up question asking who those additional members would be.

Previously:

Jefferson City – the end of the regular session – May 18, 2018 (May 19, 2018)

Jefferson City: hold that board open – HCS SS SCS SBS 603, 576 & 899

10 Thursday May 2018

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There’s not much time left in the General Assembly’s regular session. It ends on May 18th at 5:59 p.m.

This morning the House worked on education bills, voting to affirm the bill titles to keep the scope of any amendments narrow and germane to the main bills.

HCS SS SCS SBS 603, 576 & 899 (bills get combined and worked over in both houses of the General Assembly) on the subject of virtual education, was handled on the House floor by Representative Bryan Spencer (R).

Representative Bryan Spencer (R) – May 10, 2018.

After amendments and debate the House voted. The tally was close, with a number of members not yet voting.

The board was held open for a lengthy (and quiet) period:

Some arm twisting:

Speaker Todd Richardson (R) (second from right) – May 10, 2018.

After the discussion arm twisting on the House floor the board was closed and the bill was third read and passed.

House Communications @MOHOUSECOMM
SBs 603, 576 & 898 (Virtual Education) has been third read and passed by #MOHouse by a vote of 84-66.
11:46 AM – 10 May 2018

Previously:

Jefferson City: it’s not working (May 8, 2018)

Jefferson City: well, that was interesting (May 8, 2018)

Jefferson City: “Carthago delenda est” – HCS SB 743 (May 9, 2018)

Campaign Finance: It’s their world, the rest of us only get to live in it…

01 Thursday Jun 2017

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Speaker Todd Richardson (r) [2017 file photo].

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, for the HRCC:

C091068 06/01/2017 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends of Todd Richardson PO Box 310 Poplar Bluff MO 63902 6/1/2017 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

What else is new?

House Republican Caucus press conference – January 4, 2017

07 Saturday Jan 2017

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The republican majority in the Missouri House outlined their legislative agenda and their displeasure with Secretary of State Jason Kander (D) in their press conference in the House Lounge after the opening day’s adjournment.

Speaker Todd Richardson (r) - Jefferson City - January 4, 2017.

Speaker Todd Richardson (r) – Jefferson City – January 4, 2017.

At the majority caucus press conference:

House Majority Leader Mike Cierpiot (r) - Jefferson City - January 4, 2017.

House Majority Leader Mike Cierpiot (r) – Jefferson City – January 4, 2017.

Previously:

Secretary of State Jason Kander (D): at the opening of the legislative session (January 4, 2017)

Minority Floor Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D): at the opening of the legislative session (January 5, 2017)

House Democratic Caucus press conference – January 4, 2017 (January 7, 2017)

Campaign Finance: how convenient

26 Monday Dec 2016

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In the Missouri Constitution:

Article VIII
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Section 23
[….]
(12) Political action committees shall only receive contributions from individuals; unions; federal political action committees; and corporations, associations, and partnerships formed under chapters 347 to 360, RSMo, as amended from time to time, and shall be prohibited from receiving contributions from other political action committees, candidate committees, political party committees, campaign committees, exploratory committees, or debt service committees. However, candidate committees, political party committees, campaign committees, exploratory committees, and debt service committees shall be allowed to return contributions to a donor political action committee that is the origin of the contribution.
(13) The prohibited committee transfers described in subdivision (12) of this subsection shall not apply to the following committees:
(a) The state house committee per political party designated by the respective majority or minority floor leader of the house of representatives or the chair of the state party if the party does not have majority or minority party status;
[….]

[emphasis added]

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the House Republican Campaign Committee:

C091068 12/26/2016 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, INC Friends Of Todd Richardson PO Box 1226 Poplar Bluff MO 63902 12/20/2016 $25,000.00

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How convenient.

Campaign Finance: All that money. For what?

19 Tuesday May 2015

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Via Jason Hancock:

Sam Richardson @carlyle65270

Retired/resigned #MO #House #Speakers w/hefty campaign warchests: 2015 John Diehl $230k, 2014 Tim Jones $860k, 2012 Steve Tilley $675k. 11:54 PM – 18 May 2015

Well, let’s take a look, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C081331: Friends Of Diehl

2404 White Stable Road Committee Type: Candidate

Town & Country Mo 63131 Party Affiliation: Republican

[….] Established Date: 07/01/2008

  Termination Date:

Information Reported On: 2015 – April Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $286,993.40

Monetary Receipts + $49,400.00

Monetary Expenditures – $73,040.60

Contributions Made – $0.00

Other Disbursements – $32,776.09

Subtotal     ($56,416.69)

Ending Money On Hand   $230,576.71

[emphasis added]

Election Year Primary Outcome General Outcome Political Office

2020 Statewide Office

[emphasis added]

That’s a long way off. Maybe the voters will forget.

And:

C051087: Missourians For Tim Jones

Po Box 434 Committee Type: Candidate

Eureka Mo 63025 Party Affiliation: Republican

[….] Established Date: 04/01/2005

  Termination Date:

Information Reported On: 2015 – April Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $917,283.11

Monetary Receipts + $5,179.81

Monetary Expenditures – $42,447.39

Contributions Made – $18,700.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     ($55,967.58)

Ending Money On Hand   $861,315.53

Election Year Primary Outcome General Outcome Political Office

2016 Statewide Office

[emphasis added]

And:

C031160: Friends Of Tilley

Po Box 555 Committee Type: Candidate

Perryville Mo 63775 Party Affiliation: Republican

[….] Established Date: 08/19/2003

  Termination Date:

Information Reported On: 2015 – April Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $680,910.67

Monetary Receipts + $0.00

Monetary Expenditures – $4,419.90

Contributions Made – $0.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     ($4,419.90)

Ending Money On Hand   $676,490.77

[emphasis added]

Election Year Primary Outcome General Outcome Political Office

2016 Statewide Office

2012 Lieutenant Governor

[emphasis added]

All that money just sitting there. Think of the contributors.

And for the present:

C091212: Friends Of Todd Richardson

Po Box 310 Committee Type: Candidate

Poplar Bluff Mo 63902 Party Affiliation: Republican

[….] Established Date: 09/01/2009

  Termination Date:

Information Reported On: 2015 – April Quarterly Report

Beginning Money on Hand $81,491.74

Monetary Receipts + $24,875.00

Monetary Expenditures – $30,341.06

Contributions Made – $500.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     ($5,966.06)

Ending Money On Hand   $75,525.68

[emphasis added]

Give it time.