Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The new state pilot program will provide $1.3 million in funding to area school districts, including $500,000 to Pattonville High School.
Gov. Jay Nixon sparked energy and excitement in Pattonville High School students, teachers and faculty Monday morning as he spoke during the visit to the school for the Innovation High School Program. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education tapped Pattonville for a $500,000 grant as a part of the program Ferguson-Florissant and St. Louis Public School districts also received grant funding to participate in the pilot program. Missouri is one of six states chosen by Harvard University and Jobs for the Future to be a part of this $1.3 million program, according to a news release. “Through targeted investments in education, we are preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow and giving businesses the skilled workforce they…
Friday, January 25, 2013
Missouri's Governor was at Oak Brook Elementary School in Ballwin Thursday.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon reinforced some already-stated education policy goals Thursday in a St. Louis County visit ahead of Monday's State of The State address, and also discussed school security in a visit to Oak Brook Elementary School in the Parkway School District. After meeting with district administrators in private and then visiting an Early Education classroom, he talked in the school's library of creating a "seamless" path of education from Pre-K programs to college. Governor Nixon said he would request "additional resources" to fund early education programs, noting the connection between Pre-K and success later in life. He did not identify a dollar amount, but called it a "smart investment with a very big return." He …
Monday, December 24, 2012
Legislation that would allow teachers with concealed weapons permits to carry guns in school has the support of Missouri House Republican leaders.
A spokesman for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced Monday that Nixon has sent letters to all 520 public school superintendents in the state, opposing legislation that would allow teachers with concealed weapons permits to carry their weapon at school. The bill for the 2013 legislative session was filed following the Newtown, CT shooting which left 26 people, including 20 children, dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School. It is co-sponsored by House Republican leaders, including House Speaker Tim Jones and Majority Leader John Diehl. “Here in Missouri we have a strong framework of laws to protect students and educators, such as the Missouri Safe Schools Act, which passed with broad bipartisan support in 1996. Current law also allows local …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Endorsements are piling up for both candidates.
Rep. William Lacy Clay scored a major endorsement today from the head of Missouri's Democratic Party. Gov. Jay Nixon issued a press release in support of Clay, who faces a primary fight from fellow incumbent Democrat Rep. Russ Carnahan. "For over 25 years, Lacy Clay has been a powerful voice for working families and a tireless advocate for the people of St. Louis," Nixon said. "He’s the right man to continue serving the people of the First Congressional District, and I fully support his re-election." St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley backed Clay almost immediately after Carnahan got into the 1st District contest. He also received the support of the local AFL-CIO on April 4. “Organized labor is …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Creve Coeur area lawmakers and business leaders react to this week's decision to declare the high tech business funding mechanism unconstitutional.
State Attorney General Chris Koster announced Wednesday his office will appeal a Cole County Judge's ruling that the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act is unconstitutional. Pro-life groups challenged the bill in court after it was signed into law, despite the fact that its passage in last year's special legislative session was tied to another bill which was not passed. The legislation could be a boon to high tech business centers, including the BRDG Park located on the campus of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur. MOSIRA would build a fund the state could use to help attract startup and existing high-tech businesses. In a statement, Koster said: "The Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act is an …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A Cole County Judge ruled the bill, which Governor Nixon campaigned for in Creve Coeur at the Danforth Plant Science Center, is unconstitutional.
A Cole County Judge has struck down a piece of legislation which could have big implications for growing high tech businesses in the State of Missouri, and especially in Creve Coeur. In a decision announced Tuesday morning, Cole County Judge Daniel Green ruled that the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act, or MOSIRA, violated the state constitution, according to the Associated Press. The legislation, which passed during last fall's special legislative session, required the passage of another bill, in this case, a package of tax credit reforms which were tied to bringing a China hub to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. That measure, known together as Aerotropolis, did not pass. Governor Nixon campaigned for MOSIRA, which …
Thursday, September 29, 2011
The 2nd District candidates are set to debate each other this week.
When is it too early to get fired up about a congressional race? If you’re addicted to the sweet, sweet nectar that is Missouri politics, the answer is never. Still, “early” was admittedly the first word that came to mind with debate season starting up between GOP congressional aspirants Ed Martin and Ann Wagner. The two are running for the Republican nomination in the 2nd Congressional District, which encompasses St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County. For what it’s worth, filing for the race doesn’t begin until early next year. And the primary itself isn’t until August 2012. The candidates are expected to debate at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Chesterfield. Wagner sent out an email on Wednesday asking …
Governor Nixon calls on lawmakers to pass an economic development package or go home.
Politics often gets described in metaphorical strategy akin to sporting events. If someone were to take a look at the status of the Special Session of the Missouri Legislature, they might describe parties involved as "getting chippy". Three weeks after the session started, one piece of legislation, a fix to the so-called "Facebook" law regarding teacher and student communication has been passed, even though some might argue the actual bill itself is outside the scope of what Governor Jay Nixon added to his call for the session. Another bill, which could boost the high tech sector in Creve Coeur, has also been passed, but is now tied to the fate of legislation seen as the main foundation for the session itself, an economic development bill …
Friday, September 16, 2011
The Plant Science Center and adjoining BRDG Park are poised for expansion as the region's life science profile grows.
When you think of St. Louis, what comes to the top of your mind? Anheuser-Busch? The Arch? The Mississippi River? With all due respect to baseball fans, Sam Fiorello knows what he'd like you to conjure up. "We're more than the Cardinals," the head of the Bio-Research & Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center told the Creve Coeur Economic Development Commission Thursday. Fiorello said the region does "a terrible job" of branding itself as an innovation center, despite the fact that for the last decade, St. Louis, with Creve Coeur at the forefront, has been home to major players in that arena. Fiorello briefed committee members and other city officials on hand with a history lesson on the high tech sector's…
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday Update: The bill passes the State Senate Senate. The House could take it up Thursday.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
UPDATED: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday - The office of Sen. Jane Cunningham, (R-Chesterfield), told Patch Senate Bill 1 had its third reading Wednesday in the Missouri Senate and was voted on and passed 33-0. The bill is now headed to the House of Representatives. Original Story: Last month Creve Coeur Patch reported on the controversy and confusion surrounding Senate Bill 54, also known as the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act. It is sponsored by former Ladue school board member and Missouri State Senator Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, and designed to protect students. According to the law, a teacher cannot send an email, text message, or have any private interaction with a student, unless both school administrators and the student’s parents have…
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