JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Southern may be years ahead of its time. House Concurrent Resolution 7, touts the importance of international education. HCR 7 sponsor Rep. David Pearce,(R-Warrensburg), hopes HCR 7 will "encourage students and faculty at Missouri's higher education institutions to participate in international education programs, including foreign language instruction and study abroad.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - Savannah Cory misses her brother. "I miss his laugh, and his macho walk, and his glasses getting dirty," she said in her tear-filled testimony Tuesday before the House special committee on health insurance. Savannah Cory's brother, 6-year-old Ethan Cory, drowned at a Joplin water park, the Swimmin' Hole, July 17, 2007.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - If passed, House Bill 1315, the Emily Brooker Higher Education Sunshine Act, could throw open windows at Missouri schools, even if it's raining. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jane Cunningham (R-Chesterfield), looks to eliminate bias by mandating education on politically, religiously and ideologically diverse topics and requires public universities to file annual reports on student complaints.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - Dating up may soon be the only option for high school seniors. Rep. Stanley Cox (R-Sedalia) is sponsoring legislation to tighten the reins on Missouri's statutory rape law. Currently, the crime of first-degree statutory rape is defined as "having sexual intercourse with another person who is less than 14 years old.
