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11/28/2012 - Fiscal cliff poses even more problems for Missouri than most states:
Republican St Louis Senator Jim Lembke says Missourians should be able to deduct 100 percent of their federal taxes.
10/4/2012 - Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan faces changes on November ballot:
"The original Constitution had the proper checks, and currently there is no check on the judicial branch of government as far as how we choose judges to the highest court," said Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County. "The Missouri Plan is currently controlled by one special interest group: the trail attorneys."
10/4/2012 - Cigarette tax increase on Missouri's November ballot:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis, also opposed the proposition. He says there needs to be reform for issues such as tax credits before we tackle a tobacco tax.
10/4/2012 - Proposal to Increase Tobacco Tax on November's Ballot:
But St. Louis Republican Senator Jim Lembke says there needs to be reforms on tax credits before Missourians tackle tobacco.
10/2/2012 - Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3 causes controversy:
On the other hand, St. Louis County Republican Senator Jim Lembke says the amendment would allow Missouri citizens to hold the Governor accountable for those he appoints to the committee.
10/2/2012 - Missouri State Representative Calls for Ban on Gifts to Legislators:
Sifton is currently running for state senate against incumbent Jim Lembke to represent St. Louis County. 
8/31/2012 - Supporters say new law will slow down red light tickets:
Senator Jim Lembke says the law will make intersections safer by allowing drivers more time to stop at yellow lights.
8/23/2012 - Former Mo. Supreme Court Justice Attacks Amendment Three:
The proposal's sponsor is a long-time critic of the non-partisan court plan, St. Louis County Republican Senator Jim Lembke.
8/23/2012 - Committee of former judges opposes Amendment 3 :
Senator Jim Lembke, R-Saint Louis County, sponsored the amendment while it was before legislators. Lembke said it will give the executive branch the power to properly check the judicial branch.
5/18/2012 - Reading the Bible in the Capitol :
"A Bible study in the Capital is possible, because we’re doing it outside the normal business hours, so, it is not interfering with the work of the legislators. Also, the room is reserved by one of the legislators and not by me," Meinsen added.Both leaders of the religious groups said they had not heard of any objections to having a Bible study or a  prayer meeting in the state building. "Most people who know that we’re here, say it’s fine or it..
4/25/2012 - Missouri Senate restors funding to blind residents :
"I commend the Missouri Senate for adopting Sen. Jim Lembke's amendment
4/24/2012 - State budget held up in Senate.:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, was one of the nine senators who blocked a vote. Lembke directed his criticism toward Senate Appropriations Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia.
4/12/2012 - Former Missouri Governor Roger Wilson indicted by a grand jury.:
Following the indictment, the sponsor of one of the bills to divorce MEM from state government -- Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County -- "My biggest surprise is that he was in the role [of CEO] to begin with." He added that, "Their current CEO has extensive background in the insurance business and there really hasn't been a question of how beneficial they have been to the marketplace." 
4/11/2012 - Low wage trap elimination bill will help single parents.:
Republican Senator Jim Lembke from St. Louis County says he thinks the bill came at a bad time.
3/27/2012 - Union Laborers Protest Outside the Missouri Capitol:
St. Louis Senator Jim Lembke was one of the few Republicans lawmakers present and said he was there because his constituents include many union workers.
3/27/2012 - Candidate filing period officially closed:
A state apportionment commission released a finalized Senate district map in late February that effectively cut out two of the leading conservatives in the Senate chamber. The map, which was a third overall attempt at forming a districts for the Senate, moved Republican Sen. Jane Cunningham's  seventh district to the other side of the state and altered district lines, placing Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, into a heavily Democratic district.
3/1/2012 - MO Senate rejects increased agricultural land taxes:
There was opposition from Republican Senator Jim Lembke of Saint Louis County, who said it was unfair that farmers have not seen a tax increase in 15 years.
2/29/2012 - Missouri may soon know the cost of the death penalty :
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, said he believes the governments most important role is to be a good fiscal steward of the people's money. If the state is spending more money in putting someone to death than in keeping them incarcerated for the rest of their life without parole then he said he believes the state is not being a good fiscal steward of the peoples resources. 
2/28/2012 - The preliminary state Senate map was an obstacle for candidate filing Tuesday.:
Wrap: Republican St. Louis County Senator Jim Lembke said he has not filed for the 2012 election yet because the preliminary Senate map puts him in a Democratic-leaning district.
2/23/2012 - Leading Senate conversatives lose in new round of redistricting:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, would still live within his current district, but would be facing a more Democratic leaning electorate. Like Cunningham, Lembke's term expires this year.
2/23/2012 - Filing Deadline Bill filibustered in Senate. :
The district of Republican Senator Jim Lembke was moved to a historically Democratic district and Senator Jane Cunningham would lose her seat in Saint Louis County.
2/23/2012 - Senator Jane Cunningham is the biggest loser:
St. Louis County Republican Senator Jim Lembke said with the new maps, St. Louis is split into six democratic districts and only one republican.
2/20/2012 - Missouri Senators debate change to mandatory child abuse reporting law:
An amendment was proposed by Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, that would raise the age from 18 to 21. Ridgeway said this could eliminate potentially complicated situations with high school students, but doesn't alleviate her concerns.
2/20/2012 - Missouri House moves toward preventing future economic development failures:
Barnes, who sponsored five of the seven bills, said he does not know when the House will take up the bills but plans to continue to move as fast as possible on the legislation. Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, led the Senate's investigation into Mamtek and has yet to introduce legislation to the Senate chamber.
2/15/2012 - Senate acts quickly to change state filing date:
Senator Jim Lembke says some will be in limbo over unknown districts.  
2/13/2012 - Missouri House commitee releases Mamtek investigation results:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, who is leading the Senate's
1/18/2012 - Senate Committee continues investigation of Mamtek project:
Chairman Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, said it is necessary to look at the Mamtek project and create a mechanism to stop the same situation from reoccurring.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 12, 2012:
The Democrats gained a seat in redistricting with a GOP suburban St. Louis district shifting to Kansas City. Incumbent Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, is trailing his opponent state Rep. Scott Sifton, D-Affton, by 2,000 votes with two precincts yet to report.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of November 5, 2012:
The Democrats gained a seat in redistricting with a GOP suburban St. Louis district shifting to Kansas City. Incumbent Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, is trailing his opponent state Rep. Scott Sifton, D-Affton, by 2,000 votes with two precincts yet to report.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 22, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County said this will allow citizens to hold the governor more accountable.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 15, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County said this will allow citizens to hold the governor more accountable.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 8, 2012:
Senator Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, supports Amendment 3, which would make a few changes to the Missouri Plan. The main changes would allow Missouri's governor greater control over appointing nominating committee members.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of October 1, 2012:
Senator Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, supports Amendment 3, which would make a few changes to the Missouri Plan. The main changes would allow Missouri's governor greater control over appointing nominating committee members.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 24, 2012:
State Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County said the recent audit of the Department of Economic Development confirmed the need for Barnes' proposal because a community should not use be able to use its general revenue fund for new companies without a town meeting.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 3, 2012:
The law requires the state and its municipalities to time their yellow lights according to federal traffic safety standards. Senator Jim Lembke, who sponsored the legislation, said some cities were shortening their yellow light times to raise revenue from red light camera citations. Lembke said that made the intersections less safe because drivers had less time to stop.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 27, 2012:
The law requires the state and its municipalities to time their yellow lights according to federal traffic safety standards. Senator Jim Lembke, who sponsored the legislation, said some cities were shortening their yellow light times to raise revenue from red light camera citations. Lembke said that made the intersections less safe because drivers had less time to stop.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of August 20, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-Saint Louis County, who sponsored the amendment said it will give the executive branch the power to properly check the judicial branch.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 30, 2012:
"The changes I am trying to make is that the people can hold somebody responsible for those decisions that are made," said Sen. Jim Lembke, R-Saint Louis County, the resolution's sponsor.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 23, 2012:
"The changes I am trying to make is that the people can hold somebody responsible for those decisions that are made," said Sen. Jim Lembke, R-Saint Louis County, the resolution's sponsor.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 16, 2012:
Before the indictment was handed down, two lawmakers in charge of presenting legislation to deal with MEM both said they were not concerned with the federal indictment. Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, and Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, both said the public firm should become a private company, a move that could potentially hurt MEM's future profits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 9, 2012:
Before the indictment was handed down, two lawmakers in charge of presenting legislation to deal with MEM both said they were not concerned with the federal indictment. Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, and Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, both said the public firm should become a private company, a move that could potentially hurt MEM's future profits.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 19, 2012:
The map creates problems for two leading St. Louis conservatives in the Missouri Senate, Sens. Jim Lembke and Jane Cunningham. The map moves Cunningham's district, the seventh, out of the St. Louis to the western side of the state, making it impossible for her to run in the same numbered district. Instead, Cunningham would have to run in the district currently held by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, which is not for election until 2014.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 12, 2012:
The map creates problems for two leading St. Louis conservatives in the Missouri Senate, Sens. Jim Lembke and Jane Cunningham. The map moves Cunningham's district, the seventh, out of the St. Louis to the western side of the state, making it impossible for her to run in the same numbered district. Instead, Cunningham would have to run in the district currently held by Sen. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, which is not for election until 2014.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 5, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke,R-St.Louis County, was not one of them pending on the approval of the redistricting maps.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 27, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke,R-St.Louis County, was not one of them pending on the approval of the redistricting maps.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 20, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St.Louis County, remains in his district, but will face stronger Democratic leaning constituents.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 13, 2012:
Committee chairman Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, said the recommendations were put forth to prevent future failures. Lembke also maintained that the DED did not do its due diligence while looking into Mamtek U.S. Inc., the domestic branch of the China-based company.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of February 6, 2012:
Sen. Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, who is the committee chair and has been leading the Senate's investigation into Mamtek, said the ALEC representatives did not go into complete details, but that he would like to pursue further information.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 23, 2012:
Chairman Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, said it is necessary to look at the Mamtek project and create a mechanism to stop the same situation from reoccurring.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of January 16, 2012:
Chairman Jim Lembke, R-St. Louis County, said it is necessary to look at the Mamtek project and create a mechanism to stop the same situation from reoccurring.
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