Nance: Two Resolutions Pass, House's Objectives, MoDOT Takes Stand On Red Light Cameras

“A Cherokee elder was sitting with his grandchildren. He told them, “In every life there is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil: he is fear, anger, envy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, resentment, and deceit. The other wolf is good: joy, serenity, humility, confidence, generosity, truth, gentleness, and compassion.” “Grandfather, which wolf will win?” he replied, “The one you feed.”

This week was full of organizational meetings with 78 new members. We did pass HR 39 which asks the Attorney General to back the people on their recent passage of Prop C and bring a suit supporting Missouri on the national scene.

Rules were passed on Thursday with them being specific on ‘no smoking’ in the East Chamber of the House and allowing the Minority to assign their people to special committees instead of the Majority in previous years. [HR38]

I have included some of the priorities that House Speaker Steve Tilley outlined in his opening session address.

Government Accountability

Follow-up Oversight & Federal Regulations; Institute legislative power to investigate how state funds are spent after they’ve been appropriated and what the cost to the state is of all these federal regulations.

Department Cost Containment Plans; Require state departments to submit cost containment plans during the budget process with their funding requests.

County & School District Debt Disclosure; Require county governments and school districts to post their balance sheets on an online accountability portal.

Federal Repealer Amendment. Give states the ability to repeal federal laws or regulations.

Education

Social Promotion; Make sure children meet the appropriate reading level before sending them to the next grade instead of passing them on because of their age.

Tenure Reform; Provide administrators and school boards more flexibility and control over promoting and retaining quality teachers.

Healthcare

Drug Testing Welfare Recipients; Ensure that taxpayer dollars are going towards helping people get back on track and not on bad habits.

Healthcare Cost Transparency; Require hospitals and healthcare providers to disclose their costs to the state and patients.

Did you know?

What does your uninsured motorist coverage really cover?

It only covers medical needs. To cover your vehicle repairs from an uninsured motorist, you must have comprehensive and collision coverage.

In the District

The Harlem Ambassadors will be in Excelsior Springs Thursday evening. I am scheduled to be a player for the Excelsior Team. The Ambassadors do slam dunks, ball handling tricks and comedy and are sponsored by the Rotary Club. Their team as well as ours is co-ed. See you at the high school.

Attached is an article about speed cameras as MoDOT has taken a stand.