By State Representative Pat Conway
I had the honor last Thursday of offering the opening prayer of the Missouri House legislative session. Normally our chaplain or another minister offers the invocation, however the Speaker allowed me this date for a very special occasion.
Last year with the help of Rep. Fitzwater [...]
By State Representative Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
The discussion item this week is HJR 4 introduced by Representative Neth. HJR would allow members of the General Assembly to extend term limits to a total of 16 years in the House or Senate. Currently no member can serve more than eight years in [...]
By State Rep. Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
A little later in this column you will read about the Governor’s call for expansion of Medicaid. The summary is fairly simplistic when we view the overall effect of the program. I have watched and believe me read a great deal of the initiation of [...]
By State Representative Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
In the upcoming election, you the voter will be asked to consider four major changes, either to the Constitution or Propositions placed on the ballot by initiative petition or General Assembly action. This is the first of four proposals, and what I consider a balanced pro vs. [...]
Conway’s Column, By State Representative Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
The main news and probably the only news from Jefferson City this past week involved the Governor’s veto of several pieces of legislation. The facts are very true that towards the end of session a conglomeration of Bills that could not have made it [...]
Conway’s Column
By State Representative Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
Session has come to a close and in reality very little was accomplished. The reason, and not picking sides on this one, is that there is no discretionary funding available. The increases that we are seeing in Medicaid and corrections and the attempts to maintain [...]
By State Rep. Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
The results of last week’s elections were significant. I hope that the success of the ballot measure insures that our children will get the best surroundings possible to achieve a superior education. I am pleased that the school board acted on an issue that can [...]
Conway’s Column, By State Representative Pat Conway (D-St.Joseph)
This is really the start of the Big Week, (the first two have been slow) in Jefferson City, with Tuesday being the Governor’s State of the State and on Wednesday we heard the State of The Judiciary address by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court [...]
Conway’s Column…By State Representative Pat Conway (D-St.Joseph)
It’s a New Year and as my Mom said, “let’s start from scratch”. If the leadership in both Chambers, Democrat & Republican alike, would start a new approach to their legislative agendas 2012 could be one of the most constructive years that the Assembly has had in [...]
By State Rep. Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph)
With all due respect to professional columnists like Sheehan, Booher and Newton, I am going to cross that line where I feel it is close to duplication of a previous comment but I just have to let someone know how I feel and this is the venue I have. [...]
