Governor Nixon: SB 113 should be on your desk and you’re now faced with a decision: sign or veto the bill. It’s tempting to think that you should sign the bill and move on. After all, didn’t you work with the Agricultural Appropriations committee to get more funding for the Department of Agriculture to enforce […]
Year: 2011
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Protests and Petitions
There was a Humane Day at the state capital yesterday. I should have posted a note before the event, but I got caught up in the fooflah surrounding Governor Nixon’s “generosity”. As noted in the news story, SB 113 not only guts Proposition B but also undermines existing enforcement. The bill uses tricky wording to make it seem as […]
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This isn’t the end
I listened to, and recorded, the “debate” on SB 113 in the House today. First, my thanks for those brave souls who suffered the indignities heaped on them by Representative Loehner, aided and abetted by Tilley. I’ll have the folks’ names as soon as I can decipher who said what from the recording. I’ll also […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The Jefferson City News Tribune has a list of the votes for SB 113 in the House. I’m focusing on those from Yes on B districts who voted to gut Proposition B by voting for SB 113. Republicans: My old friend, TJ Berry, who I got into a back and forth with last week, […]
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How much are the dogs worth?
Evidently, the welfare of the dogs and the vote of the people are worth $1.1 million to Governor Nixon and the kiddies in the Missouri Senate. According to a new story from Fox, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved Nixon’s 1.1 million request for additional inspectors, on condition that Nixon signs SB 113. So it doesn’t matter […]