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State lawmakers take spring break

Missouri lawmakers have left Jefferson City for their annual spring break.  House leaders touted their first-half accomplishments while downplaying controversy over Speaker Steven Tilley’s decision to induct Rush Limbaugh into the Hall of Famous Missourians.

Tilley began Thursday’s press conference by telling reporters that House GOP leaders have accomplished 70 percent of their goals for this year’s session.

“And that agenda focused on taxpayers, jobs, schools and values… we passed our Speaker Pro-Tem’s voter I-D bill," Tilley said.

But Tilley’s decision to induct Limbaugh into the Hall of Fame has drawn fire from House Democrats, who want the speaker to rescind the honor.  Minority Leader Mike Talboy says they’re considering taking some sort of action to pressure Tilley into changing his mind.

“We’re taking a look at that,” Talboy said.

The House is set to reconvene March 19th. The Senate, meanwhile, returns March 16th.

Missouri Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a proud alumnus of the University of Mississippi (a.k.a., Ole Miss), and has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off the old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Mason, and their cat, Honey.