JEFFERSON CITY — The most powerful chairmanship in the Senate now belongs to the senator from the district with the largest single government institution in the state. Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, who represents the district that houses the center of operations for the University of Missouri System, will assign discretionary funding this session as head of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
State senator from Columbia to head spending committee
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | 7:32 p.m. CST;
updated 8:30 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 12, 2011
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