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Recent Missouri Education Matters
Missouri Education and Health Care Protection
Amendment Initiative Petition
Assisted a Jefferson City, Missouri based not-for-profit
in drafting of a constitutional amendment to protect State
of Missouri budget appropriations for education and Medicaid
from cuts during revenue downturns. Attorney and lobbyist
for amendment proponents before the Missouri Secretary of
State's Office and Missouri Attorney General's Office on ballot
language and signature collection and verification issues.
Attorney and lobbyist for amendment proponents on fiscal note
issues before the Missouri State Auditor's Office, the Missouri
Department of Revenue and the Missouri Office of Administration.
Missouri
State Education Funding Coalition
Lawyer and lobbyist for a statewide association
of Missouri school districts in lobbying the Missouri Governor,
Missouri Senate, Missouri House and the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for increased
state education budget appropriations and to end unfunded
state legal mandates.
Missouri Education Services Government Contract
Bid Protest
Attorney and lobbyist for a St. Louis vendor
in a state government contract bid protest before the Missouri
Office of Administration (OA), the Missouri Division of Purchasing
and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
(DESE).
Missouri Tobacco Tax Initiative Petition
For a Jefferson City, Mo. based association,
coordinated the drafting of a Missouri statutory initiative
petition to increase Missouri tobacco taxes and invest the
proceeds in early childhood education, health care, Medicaid,
life sciences research and smoking prevention. Lawyer and
lobbyist for amendment proponents before the Missouri Secretary
of State's Office and Missouri Attorney General's Office on
ballot language issues.
Missouri Tobacco Settlement Earmarking Initiative
Petition
For a Jefferson City, Mo. based association,
assisted in the drafting of an initiative petition to earmark
Missouri tobacco settlement revenue for early childhood education,
Medicaid and other healthcare related purposes. Attorney and
lobbyist for amendment proponents before the Missouri Secretary
of State's Office and Missouri Attorney General's Office on
ballot language issues.
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