A panel of state appellate judges finalized new state legislative districts on Nov. 30, producing House districts that group 40 percent of eligible returning incumbent state representatives with fellow incumbents.The new legislative districts will be used for the next 10 years starting with the 2012 elections and ending with the 2020 elections. In drawing the [...]
Rep. Kelly is pleased to be part of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rt. H overpass at the Columbia Regional Airport. Read the entire story in the Columbia Missourian. (Photo by Robson Abbott)
About the 2011 Legislative session, the Columbia Tribune said: “(Kelly) put himself in the center of action on several major issues––as part of the conference committees that wrote the final version of the budget and the economic development bill–and passed more bills than many Republican lawmakers. Despite being in one of the smallest Democratic House [...]
The deadline for passage of the state budget is one week prior to the end of the regular session ending on May 13. The Missouri General Assembly gave final approval Thursday, May 5, to the 13 appropriations bills that make up the fiscal year 2012 state operating budget. The approximately $23.2 billion will go into effect for the fiscal year beginning July 1. A video produced by House Communications summarizes the actions of the state legislature regarding the 2012 Missouri State Budget.
This quote from Rep. Chris Kelly sums up the frustration evident in the halls of the State Legislature in the last week of session.
A proposed change to the Missouri Constitution to limit future state spending was passed by the House Budget Committee today on a largely partisan vote. Rep. Chris Kelly was the lone Democratic committee member to vote with the majority and was responsible for successfully sponsoring the amendment to use the 2008 budget as the baseline [...]
It is confusing! Redistricting has been covered endlessly in local, regional, state, and national news sources. But it only happens once every ten years, after each federal census, and we either forget–or were too young to understand–what happened ten years ago. There are three separate redistricting efforts: At the local city (and county) level, redistricting [...]
Topics covered in the January Legislative Update from the University of Missouri include: Lawmakers kick off 2012 session facing budget challenges December revenue numbers and Governor’s State of the State announced Governor Nixon makes appointments to UM Board of Curators and Coordinating Board Read the newsletter here.
The issues that are likely to rise to the forefront in 2012 include: JOB CREATION: The No. 1 priority of 2011 that wasn’t acted on, job creation is even more vital in 2012. House Democrats will pursue polices aimed at encouraging businesses to expand hiring while protecting the rights and wages of Missouri workers. Unfortunately, [...]
The 2012 Missouri Legislative Session began on Jan 4 and will conclude on May 18. The House Democratic Caucus has announced that it will again push job creation and improving public education as its top priorities during the 2012 legislative session. See the Press Release outlining the Minority Caucus plans for 2012: House Minority Caucus [...]
The six-month effort of the Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections was built around three broad goals: to develop strategies to reduce recidivism, improve public safety and lower the burden of corrections on taxpayers. The work of the Group, co-chaired by Rep. Chris Kelly, culminated in December with five major recommendations and multiple policy [...]
Beginning in June 2011, the Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections, co-chaired by Rep. Chris Kelly, undertook an extensive study and analysis of the state’s prison system and incarceration rates. Among the many stark statistics: Missouri’s prison population doubled from 14,074 in 1990 to 30,446 by the end of 2005. From 1990 to 2009, [...]
As co-chair of the Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections, Rep. Chris Kelly has been involved for the past several months in studying, hearing testimony, and further analyzing the specific issues involved in prison reform in Missouri. Given his day-to-day knowledge of Missouri’s prison system as a former judge, Rep. Kelly has been a [...]
2012 LEGISLATIVE SESSION GETS UNDERWAY JAN. 4 The 2012 regular legislative session of the Missouri General Assembly begins on Jan. 4 with most of the major issues from the 2011 session still awaiting action by lawmakers. Republicans will continue their solid control of both legislative chambers with a 26-8 advantage over Democrats in the Senate [...]
HIGH COURT TAKES CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING CASES The Missouri Supreme Court on Jan. 12 will hear arguments in a pair of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of a the state’s new congressional redistricting plan, which the Republican-controlled General Assembly enacted earlier this year over a gubernatorial veto. The main claim in both lawsuits is that the redistricting [...]
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