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9/15/2011 - A Missouri senator says the ‘Constitution is out the window’ Thursday. :
JEFFERSON CITY - A Missouri Senator says the ‘Constitution is out the window’ Thursday.  The Senate Interim Committee on Health Insurance Exchanges was blindsided Thursday morning while meeting to discuss the state's future health insurance exchange plan. During the hearing, the committee received a notice that Governor Jay Nixon's staff and board members of the Missouri Health Insurance Pool, also known as the MHIP, were discussing and planning to vote on their own ..
9/15/2011 - Interim Committee Debated Controversial Health Insurance Exchange:
Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says the executive branch could have voted on a resolution to implement a state health insurance exchange requesting 21 million dollars of taxpayer federal money before having the committee discuss it.         
5/3/2011 - Senate okay with jails outside of county seat:
Schaaf says Clinton and Caldwell counties are two examples of counties that this bill can help.Opponent Clay County Senator Luann Ridgeway says this bill will let the county seats put jails in small towns or unincorporated areas.  
5/13/2011 - Lawmakers and business leaders say the session has been productive :
With Tennessee as the exception, all of Missouri's bordering states with "right to work" measures have higher employment rates. Tennessee, however, added jobs in 2010 whereas Missouri lost jobs, according to information from the Census Bureau cited by the bill's sponsor, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
4/26/2011 - Senate tackles welfare drug testing bill:
Clay County Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says she believes it was too far reaching.
4/12/2011 - Public testifies on House-passed TANF bill to take away funds from drug users:
Smithville Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway emphasized how drug users wouldn't likely spend funds on their families.
4/12/2011 - A Senate Committee Heard Reasoning for Drug Testing on Welfare Recipients:
The Committee chair -- Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville -- said the bill is going to stay open for more discussion. "It's gonna run into a heavy opposition if we don't land the ship," she concluded, saying the committee will discuss the bill and execute on it later this week.
3/2/2011 - Senate gives first round approval to pro-busniness bill:
Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway asked why only public institutions were included in the bill.
3/2/2011 - Public labor union leaders say unions are weak in Missouri:
Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, defended state law that prohibits strikes by government workers.
3/14/2011 - Missouri's collective bargaining debate begins on the Senate floor:
The bill's sponsor, Senator Luann Ridgeway, says "right to work" would give employees a chance to decide if they're being represented fairly by a union.
3/14/2011 - Missouri Senate takes on 'right to work':
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said the measure would bring in more jobs to the state and make Missouri more competitive with neighboring states. All of Missouri's neighboring states, with the exception of Illinois and Kentucky, have ended collective bargaining and then gained jobs, she said.
3/10/2011 - 'Right to Work' Bill Heads to Missouri Senate :
But Clay County Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway says that argument is wrong.
3/10/2011 - Missouri Senate limits discrimination protection for government employees:
Clay County Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway and the Senate Democrats voted against the bill.
2/8/2011 - Bill for drug testing of welfare recipients is closer to the Senate floor:
Republican Health Committee Chair Luann Ridgeway says the bill will protect tax payers.
2/16/2011 - Right to Work makes headway in Missouri's statehouse:
With Tennessee being the exception, all of Missouri's other bordering states with "right to work" measures have higher employment rates. Tennessee, however, added jobs in 2010, whereas Missouri lost jobs according to information from the Census Bureau cited by the sponsor the Senate bill—Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 19, 2011:
“What are we doing here? The Constitution is out the window, the republic has dissolved and we’re going to have dictatorship by fiat,” said Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of September 5, 2011:
“What are we doing here? The Constitution is out the window, the republic has dissolved and we’re going to have dictatorship by fiat,” said Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 9, 2011:
Clay County Senator Luann Ridgeway said this bill will allow jails to be built in small towns or unincorporated areas, "It can dramatically influence land values and it can dramatically influence the safety of the surrounding homes."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of May 2, 2011:
Clay County Senator Luann Ridgeway said this bill will allow jails to be built in small towns or unincorporated areas, "It can dramatically influence land values and it can dramatically influence the safety of the surrounding homes."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 25, 2011:
Republican Clay Senator Luann Ridgeway said, "In this time of term limits, we need to keep our representatives as close to the people as possible. By diluting the number of Representatives and increasing the number of people they would represent, it is of necessity that it would be harder to stay in touch with the people."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 18, 2011:
Republican Clay Senator Luann Ridgeway said, "In this time of term limits, we need to keep our representatives as close to the people as possible. By diluting the number of Representatives and increasing the number of people they would represent, it is of necessity that it would be harder to stay in touch with the people."
- Missouri Government News for the Week of April 11, 2011:
Smithville Republican Senator Luann Ridgeway emphasized how drug users wouldn't likely spend funds on their families.
- Missouri Government News for the Week of March 7, 2011:
Senator Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, was the only Republican to vote against the bill, saying the plan does exactly what people hate most about government.
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