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11/7/1996 - Missouri House Republicans Still Expect Fights:
Minority leader Mark Richardson says he can not promise cooperation between parties during the session.
11/7/1996 - No Promise of Cooperation:
Minority leader Mark Richardson says he can not promise cooperation between parties during the session.
11/4/1996 - Missouri Government News for Week of Nov. 4, 1996:
House Democrats re-nominated Steve Gaw for House Speaker and re-elected Gracia Backer as majority leader. Earlier in the day, House Republicans re-elected Mark Richardson as their leader.
5/18/1996 - Spin Doctoring on Taxes:
Meanwhile, Republicans like House Minority Floor Leader Mark Richardson seem to be focused on keeping the tax cut's demise central to state political debate.
5/18/1996 - GOP Views on the 1996 legislative session.:
Immediately following a press conference, held by Democratic leaders of both chambers and the governor, House Floor Minority Leader, Mark Richardson held a formal press conference in which he blamed Democrats for killing the idea of a tax cut.
5/15/1996 - Lots of Money for Little Food:
"It appears to me to be unfortunate timing, considering we are at the culminating point of the session when literally dozens of pieces of legislation are on the verge of passing or failing," said Republican House Leader Mark Richardson of Poplar Bluff.
4/25/1996 - Tax Cut Approved:
"Republicans want the full three-cent food tax cut, and Democrats used their majority status to makes sure you, the taxpayer, only got two-cents," House Republican Leader Mark Richardson said in a prepared statement issued shortly after the House vote.
4/16/1996 - Concealed Weapons Dies in House Committee:
Crump named four Republicans, including House GOP leader Mark Richardson, who he says promised support. But GOP representatives say they never made any commitments to Crump. Candyce Clifft, KMOX News, Jefferson City.
4/16/1996 - Tax-Cut Pressure Mounts:
Still, House GOP Leader Mark Richardson, R-Cape Girardeau, called the Democrats' attempt to keep the debate off the floor "Griffinesque," referring to former Speaker of the House Bob Griffin's reputation for making behind the scenes deals with lawmakers to pass legislation.
4/16/1996 - House Shoots Down Concealed Weapons:
One of the four named by Crump was the House GOP Leader Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff.
2/6/1996 - Aging Department Approved:
Members of the House have given preliminary approval to a joint resolution giving citizens the power to create a Department of Aging in the upcoming fall election. The measure passed despite House Republican leader, Mark Richardson arguing that a new department would only create more beauracracy. Democratic bill sponsor, Henry Rizzo accuses Richardson of trying to kill the measure.
2/28/1996 - Panel OKs changes to open meetings law:
The bill has been passed with a new amendment presented by Rep. Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff. It specifies the meetings would have to be "for the purpose of recommendory policy or policy revisions to the governing body of said institution."
1/8/1996 - House Fails to Elect Speaker:
Republican Leader Mark Richardson took the lead over Democrat Sam Leake, but Richardson didn't get the majority needed to put him in the House Speakers' seat.
1/8/1996 - House Votes "None of the Above":
That left Republican nominee Mark Richardson with the lead over Democrat Sam Leake. But neither man had a majority of the full House.
1/4/1996 - Democrats Still Split in House:
"I am confident that there is complete solidarity to the Republicans and more than enough reform-minded Democrats that we can get Griffin to step down," said House Republican Leader Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff. "We have the power and right to remove him for any reason at any time we want."
1/25/1996 - Griffin Quits:
Last year, he was almost ousted from his post by Minority Floor Leader Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, when Democrat dissidents crossed over to the Republicans.
1/23/1996 - Speaker addresses reforms in House:
Minority Floor leader Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff said he agreed with the separate, ethics stand-alone committee.
1/17/1996 - Carnahan Steals Republican's Thunder:
Republican floor leader Mark Richardson says Carnahan is simply mimicking the things Republicans have been saying for years, and trying to take credit for it. Richardson said he couldn't think of any specific objections to Carnahan's proposals. On the other hand Democrat Senate president pro tem Jim Matthewson says he has some serious concerns about a permanent sales tax cut:
1/17/1996 - We Proposed It First Says the GOP:
"The governor is starting to sound more and more like a Republican," said House Republican Leader Mark Richardson of Poplar Bluff. "Many of the things on his agenda are Republican things. It sounded very much like a speech I would give myself. We'll have to wait and see if it's a lot of rhetoric."
1/11/1996 - Missouri's New House Speaker:
His Republican rival, Minority Floor Leader Mark Richardson of Poplar Bluff received 75 votes - all Republicans.
1/08/1996 - Black Caucus Flexes Muscle:
The Republican nominee for speaker, Minority Floor Leader Mark Richardson of Poplar Bluff, actually garnered the largest number of votes in Monday's election - getting 76 votes to 71 for the Democratic candidate, Sam Leake, D-Laddonia. But Griffin had ruled that 82 votes were needed to win the election.
1/03/1996 - House Democrats Divided:
Instead, Griffin adjourned the 88th General Assembly less than 20 minutes after it convened - a move protested by the House Republican leader, Rep. Mark Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff.
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