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A proposal to give gamblers a new way to pay for their drinks and snacks while they’re gambling in Missouri’s casinos has moved ahead in the state Senate. Bob Priddy has the story, including 16 min of floor debate, at Missourinet.com.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced his appointments to 14 boards and commissions. The appointees will be subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate, with the exception of the appointments to the Governor’s Council on Disability. The appointees, along with their boards and hometowns, are:

• Administrative Hearing Commission (Karen Winn – Jefferson City)
• Advisory Commission for Anesthesiologist Assistants (Dr. Benjamin Lampert – Springfield)
• Coordinating Board for Higher Education (Dr. Gary D. Sharpe – Jefferson City)
• Drug Utilization Review Board (Dr. Glenn E. Talboy Jr. – St. Joseph)
• Governor’s Council on Disability (Angeline D. Jacobsen – Poplar Bluff; Derek Smith – Osage Beach)
• Missouri Alternative Fuels Commission (Jerry F. Bagby – Dexter)
• Missouri Community Service Commission (Nina N. Murphy – City of St. Louis)
• MO Planning Council for Developmental Disability (Douglas L. Riggs – Kirkwood; Petrice L. Welch – Kansas City)
• Missouri Western State University Board of Governors (Peter Gregory – St. Joseph)
• Platte County Election Board (Diane M. Pepper – Kansas City)
• Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents (Brian P. Kelly – Brentwood)
• State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services (Eric S. Latimer – Nixa)
• State Board of Mediation (Lewis B. Moye – City of St. Louis)
• State Historical Records Advisory Board (Dr. Joel P. Rhodes – Cape Girardeau)

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Long hours and frayed emotions led to a shouting match on the Missouri House floor as state representatives began final consideration of the 13 bills that make up the $23 billion state budget.

Tension mounted as the third ranking Democrat in the House, Minority Whip Jeff Roorda (D-Barnhart), harshly criticized Republicans, accusing the majority party of revising history in the remarks about the economy. Roorda’s tone built into a shout. Rep. Tim Jones, a Republican from Eureka, charged toward Roorda, confronting him.

Check out Brent Martin’s story at Missourinet.com, including audio of the exchange.

And it’s even more fun with pictures, courtesy of Kermit Miller.

Advocates of states rights try to set Missouri apart from the new federal healthcare law and can’t get over the hump in their first extended discussion. The Senate has spent nine hours arguing whether Missouri can forbid the federal government from requiring some Missourians to buy health insurance and whether the federal governments can penalize those that don’t.

Here are a couple of excerpts from the debate (which stopped at 10 p.m. last night) This segment includes an amendment from Senator Joelee Justice that was defeated and a Q&A with Senator Robin Wright-Jones and sponsor Jane Cunningham. AUDIO: Final 90 min

via Missourinet.com – Story by Bob Priddy